This index refers to files housed at the State Library and Archives. Known as Record Group 261, the Pardons and Paroles records are extensive. The 2,339 files for this period of the early 20th century typically contain the letter or petition submitted by the inmate, along with a copy of their discharge papers and the certificate of pardon or parole.
Use quotes for an exact search. ex. "J. W."
| View Entry | Name(s) | Last Name | Database - TN Research | Parole or Pardon | Prisoner # | County of Trial | Year Recd at Prison | Year of Pardon or Parole | Penitentiary | Box # | Crime | Notes |
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| View Entry | Andrew B. | Wallace | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Shelby | 1919 | Box 37 | Possession of Liquor | |||||
| View Entry | Aubrey | Walton | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10627 | Shelby | 1920 | 1922 | Box 37 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Albert | Watts | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9467 | Shelby | 1921 | 1921 | Box 37 | Attempt to Housebreak | ||
| View Entry | Abe | White | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8400 | Shelby | 1915 | 1917 | Box 38 | perjury | ||
| View Entry | Allen | Whitmore | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10744 | Fayette | 1920 | 1922 | Box 38 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Andrew | Wilcox | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Hawkins | 1921 | Box 38 | Selling Liquor | |||||
| View Entry | Albert | Williams | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 9853 | Marion | 1911 | Box 39 | Murder and Rape | ||||
| View Entry | Abe | Wilson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10249 | Shelby | 1919 | 1922 | Box 39 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Albert | Wolf | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Polk | 1922 | Box 39 | Transporting Whiskey | |||||
| View Entry | Anthony P. | Wolfe | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8042 | Shelby | 1915 | 1919 | Box 39 | incest | ||
| View Entry | Arthur | Woods | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9285 | Tipton | 1917 | 1922 | Box 39 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Abe | Young | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Haywood | 1921 | 1922 | Box 40 | Criminal Assault | |||
| View Entry | Bud | Arnold | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8918 | Coffee | 1916 | 1919 | Main | Box 1 | Assault to Commit Murder in 2nd Degree | |
| View Entry | Ben | Batson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 6225 | Montgomery | 1912 | 1919 | Main | Box 2 | rape | |
| View Entry | Bill | Bayne | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 13032 | 1924 | Tn Penitentiary | Box 2 | ||||
| View Entry | Beeler | Berry | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 10504 | Obion | 1920 | 1920 | TN State Penitentiary | Box 2 | Petty Larceny | |
| View Entry | Bob | Bright | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 275 | Coffee | 1899 | 1919 | Main | Box 3 | murder | |
| View Entry | Bob | Brown | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 7743 | Henry | 1914 | Box 4 | Petty Larceny and Grand Larceny |
Died 5/18/20 |
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| View Entry | Bennie | Brown | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 10374 | Robertson | 1919 | Box 4 | Petty Larceny |
died 1920 |
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| View Entry | Brown | Burgess | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9442 | Robertson | 1918 | 1920 | Main | Box 5 | Petty Larceny | |
| View Entry | Bush | Campbell | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9157 | Washington | 1916 | 1922 | Main | Box 6 | Assault & Battery |
see file photos, letters & newspaper clippings |
| View Entry | Boy | Carnahan | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Jackson | 1922 | Box 6 | Selling Whiskey |
Petition 1922 |
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| View Entry | B. W. | Carr | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 11516 | Sevier | 1921 | 1922 | Brush | Box 6 | Pet. Larceny |
Petitions |
| View Entry | Berry | Carr | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Sevier | Box 6 |
Petition |
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| View Entry | Bob | Carroll | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8390 | Unicoi | 1915 | 1919 | Main | Box 6 | grand larceny |
parole # 1429 |
| View Entry | Bedford | Carter | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 5256 | Jackson | 1910 | 1912 | TN State Penn | Box 6 | Attempt to Commit Murder in 1st Degree | ||
| View Entry | B. C. | Carter | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 11950 | Shelby | 1922 | 1923 | TN State Penn | Box 6 | Petty Larceny |
Petition |
| View Entry | Berry | Cartwright | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10991 | Meigs | 1921 | 1923 | TN State Penn. | Box 6 | Murder in 2nd Degree |
protest letter; Two files |
| View Entry | Bird | Cash | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9608 | Knox | 1918 | 1920 | Branch | Box 6 | Petty Larceny | |
| View Entry | Bud | Cates | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9335 | Benton | 1918 | 1920 | Main | Box 6 | Petty Larceny | |
| View Entry | Bud | Cates | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8420 | Davidson | 1915 | 1917 | Main | Box 6 | Petty Larceny |
Parole #696 |
| View Entry | Bob | Chovis | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Hamilton | 1920 | 1920 | Box 7 | larceny | |||
| View Entry | Ben | Cross | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10946 | Lauderdale | 1920 | 1923 | Main | Box 8 | voluntary manslaughter | |
| View Entry | Bob | Dunn | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Knox | 1921 | Box 10 |
Petition |
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| View Entry | Burl | Dunn | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10184 | Sumner | 1919 | 1922 | Box 10 | Disposing of Mortgaged Property | ||
| View Entry | Bill | Eldridge | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 9293 | Overton | 1917 | Box 11 | grand larceny | ||||
| View Entry | Bonnie | Eldridge | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Putnam | 1922 | 1922 | Box 11 | Possession of Whiskey |
with record for Bartlett Eldridge |
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| View Entry | Bartlett | Eldridge | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Putnam | 1922 | 1922 | Box 11 | Possession of Whiskey |
with record for Bonnie Eldridge |
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| View Entry | Ben | Ellis | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 6759 | Stewart | 1912 | 1920 | Box 11 | Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Bill | Embra | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11675 | Shelby | 1922 | 1923 | Box 11 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Bennie | Finney | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8350 | Montgomery | 1915 | 1918 | Box 12 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Bob | Fitts | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 10468 | DeKalb | 1920 | 1920 | Box 12 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Bill | Floyd | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 1918 | Knox | 1918 | 1922 | Box 12 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Ben | Fuller | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11052 | Giles | 1920 | 1924 | Box 12 | Assault to Commit Murder in 1st Degree | ||
| View Entry | Bass | Fuston | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Box 12 | Public Drunkenness |
Pardon Petition |
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| View Entry | Ben | Gardner | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9113 | Hamilton | 1915 | 1920 | Box 15 | Carnal Knowledge | ||
| View Entry | Bill | Gossett | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 10104 | Hamilton | 1919 | 1922 | Box 15 | Murder in 1st Degree |
Petition |
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| View Entry | Bryon | Graham | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9452 | Campbell | 1918 | 1920 | Box 15 | Murder in 1st Degree | ||
| View Entry | Bernice | Grindstoff | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9648 | Washington | 1916 | 1921 | Box 15 | robbery | ||
| View Entry | Bennie | Groves | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10031 | Shelby | 1919 | 1920 | Box 15 | Petty Larceny |
