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 | Pat | Murphey | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12673 | Shelby | 1923 | 1924 | Box 24 | larceny | ||
| View Entry | Powatan | Powell | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8949 | Haywood | 1916 | 1918 | Box 28 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Pete | Ratis | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11916 | Franklin | 1922 | 1923 | Box 30 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Pomp | Ratler | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8948 | Haywood | 1916 | 1921 | Box 30 | Violation of Age of Consent | ||
| View Entry | Pete | Reddick | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 10307 | Gibson | 1919 | 1920 | Box 30 | Petty Larceny |
served time out |
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| View Entry | Percy | Redmond | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8158 | Montgomery | 1915 | 1917 | Box 30 | Assault & Battery to Kill | ||
| View Entry | Pete | Short | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Lawrence | 1920 | 1921 | Box 32 | Bootlegging | |||
| View Entry | Phillip | Sims | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Shelby | 1919 | Box 32 | Violation of Liquor Laws | |||||
| View Entry | Pete | Snoden | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9940 | Sumner | 1918 | 1919 | Box 33 | larceny | ||
| View Entry | Press | Watkins | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7868 | Knox | 1914 | 1917 | Box 37 | Housebreaking & Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Patrick | Wilcox | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Box 38 |
74 years old |
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| View Entry | Pete | Yateman | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 3040 | Davidson | 1906 | 1920 | Box 40 | Murder in 1st Degree | ||
| View Entry | Quience | Bailey | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | Giles | 1922 | Box 2 | Assault & Battery with Intent to Kill | ||||
| View Entry | Queen | Etter | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Davidson | 1916 | 1920 | Box 11 | Murder in 2nd Degree | |||
| View Entry | Q. | Jackson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Jackson | 1922 | Box 17 | Violation of “Bone Dry” Law | |||||
| View Entry | Qualls | Jordan | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10033 | Shelby | 1919 | 1920 | Box 18 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Roscoe | Akins | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7830 | Cumberland | 1917 | 1919 | Box 1 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Richard | Alston | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8141 | Tipton | 1914 | 1918 | Branch | Box 1 | horse stealing |
Parole # 1274 |
| View Entry | Rozella | Anderson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11013 | Haywood | 1921 | 1924 | Box 1 | forgery | ||
| View Entry | Robert | Austin | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8018 | Montgomery | 1915 | 1919 | Branch | Box 1 | House Breaking & Larceny |
Parole # 1423 |
| View Entry | Richard | Baker | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8108 | Hickman | 1915 | 1917 | Main | Box 2 | grand larceny |
Parole # 979 |
| View Entry | Reuben | Baker | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 1181 | Sumner | 1918 | Box 2 | Petty Larceny |
Suspended sentence |
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| View Entry | Robert B. | Baker | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | Sumner | 1920 | 1920 | State Penitentiary | Box 2 | Petty Larceny |
final discharge 1/21/1922 |
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| View Entry | Robert | Bartles | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 11177 | Hamilton | 1922 | Box 2 | grand larceny | |||
| View Entry | R. R. | Baugh | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8389 | Knox | 1923 | Box 2 | grand larceny |
Final discharge 12/15/1923 |
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| View Entry | Robert | Beales | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 11614 | Anderson | 1923 | Box 2 | Murder in 2nd Degree | |||
| View Entry | Roscoe | Bishop | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11589 | Washington | 1921 | 1923 | Box 3 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Raymond | Boniwitz | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9069 | Lawrence | 1917 | 1918 | Main | Box 3 | Petty Larceny |
Parole # 1010 |
| View Entry | Randolph | Brooks | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Hamilton | Box 4 | involuntary manslaughter | |||||
| View Entry | Robert | Brown | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7743 | Henry | 1916 | 1917 | Box 4 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Robert | Buchanan | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12182 | Shelby | 1922 | 1925 | Box 5 | Attempted Felony | ||
| View Entry | Ray | Burch | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Jefferson | 1922 | Box 5 | Carrying Concealed Weapons | |||||
| View Entry | Richard | Burnett | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8091 | Shelby | 1915 | 1923 | Brushy Mtn. | Box 5 | Larceny & Breaking Seal of a Car | |
| View Entry | Robert | Cain | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11925 | Hamilton | 1922 | 1924 | Brushy Mtn. | Box 6 | Petty Larceny | |
| View Entry | Roy | Carpenter | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11790 | Cumberland | 1922 | 1923 | TN State Penn. | Box 6 | Petty Larceny | |
| View Entry | Roscoe | Charlton | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10332 | Sumner | 1919 | 1921 | Box 7 | larceny | ||
| View Entry | Ray | Copening | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7856 | Hamilton | 1918 | 1921 | Brushy Mtn. | Box 8 | larceny | |
| View Entry | R. L. | Cussort | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Hamilton | 1918 | 1920 | Brushy Mtn. | Box 8 | burglary | ||
| View Entry | R. E. | Day | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10323 | Madison | 1919 | 1921 | Box 9 | forgery | ||
| View Entry | R. L. | Delano | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 12457 | Shelby | 1923 | 1923 | Box 9 | Housebreaking & Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Richard | Derrick | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 10982 | McMinn | 1920 | 1921 | Box 10 | Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Richard | Devine | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 4967 | Madison | 1909 | 1918 | Box10 | Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Rose | Donnell | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 10186 | Henderson | 1919 | Box 10 | Murder in 1st Degree |
died 1925 |
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| View Entry | Robert | Dotson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Monroe | 1922 | Box 10 |
Petition for Release |
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| View Entry | Robert | Finley | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8945 | Davidson | 1916 | 1921 | Box 12 | Housebreaking | ||
| View Entry | R. E. | Frank | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11474 | Giles | 1921 | 1923 | Box 12 | Larceny from Person | ||
| View Entry | Roy | Freeman | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 9960 | Dyer | 1918 | 1921 | Box 12 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Robert | Freeman | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9017 | Obion | 1916 | 1918 | Box 12 | Petty Larceny |
Parole # 1158 |
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| View Entry | Robert | Gayness | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8553 | Davidson | 1916 | 1918 | Box 15 | Housebreaking & Larceny |
Parole # 1219 |
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| View Entry | Roy | Gilbert | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | White | 1922 | Box 15 | Assault & Battery |
Petition |
