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Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850

Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850 is an index to over 1,100 names that appear in the records of the Tennessee State Penitentiary, which opened in 1831. These records consist of entries made into a detailed ledger, kept by the prison administration.

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  • (not given) (3)
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  • Claibourn (sic) (3)
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  • Lyncoln (sic) (Lincoln ?) (3)
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  • Virginia (sic) (Virginia ?) (1)
  • Warren (10)
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  • Wayne (15)
  • Weakley (5)
  • White (18)
  • Williamson (12)
  • Wilson (18)
  • Woodford (KY?) (1)

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  • (not given) (8)
  • accessory to murder (1)
  • altering cotton receipts (1)
  • arson (7)
  • attempted escape (1)
  • attempted murder (32)
  • attempted rape (3)
  • barn burning (1)
  • bigamy (23)
  • buggery (2)
  • burglary (12)
  • burglary, attempt to commit rape (1)
  • burglary and larceny (3)
  • concealing stolen horses (3)
  • counterfeiting (62)
  • false token (2)
  • felonious assault (1)
  • felony (18)
  • felony and larceny (1)
  • forgery (37)
  • giving slaves forged papers (1)
  • grand larceny (149)
  • harboring and slave stealing (1)
  • harboring a slave (3)
  • hog stealing (4)
  • horse & money stealing (1)
  • horse breaking (sic) (1)
  • horse stealing (143)
  • house breaking (2)
  • house burning (2)
  • incest (5)
  • involuntary manslaughter (6)
  • killing bull (1)
  • larceny (143)
  • larceny and receiving stolen goods (1)
  • mail robbery (4)
  • maiming (5)
  • malicious shooting (11)
  • malicious stabbing (27)
  • manslaughter (18)
  • man stealing and larceny (1)
  • mule stealing (4)
  • murder (51)
  • murder 1st degree (4)
  • murder 2nd degree (18)
  • negro and horse stealing (1)
  • negro stealing (18)
  • obtaining goods under false pretenses (9)
  • perjury (9)
  • petit and grand larceny (1)
  • petit larceny (219)
  • polygamy (1)
  • rape (13)
  • receiving stolen goods (11)
  • receiving stolen horse (1)
  • releasing prisoner from jail (1)
  • residing within the state 20 days (1)
  • robbery (8)
  • selling a free man of color (2)
  • shooting (3)
  • slave stealing (8)
  • stabbing (14)
  • stabbing with intent to kill (1)
  • stealing (1)
  • stealing a bank bill (1)
  • stealing a beehive (2)
  • stealing a free child of colour (1)
  • stealing a sheep (1)
  • stealing bacon (2)
  • stealing money (2)
  • stealing notes (3)
  • stealing oxen (1)
  • voluntary manslaughter (15)

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Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850


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View Entry First & Middle Name(s) Last Name Year County Race Age Crime Database - TN Research
View Entry (not given) Wasaha Hamilton 23 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry A. Hobbs Shelby 24 forgery Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry A. B. King Knox 19 petit larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry A. C. Cook Davidson 30 counterfeiting Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry A. G. Howard Davidson 29 grand larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Aaron Mobley Grainger 27 murder Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Aaron F. Jones Wilson 33 horse stealing Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Aaron W. Gregory Bedford 22 horse stealing Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Abel Cook Greene 28 petit larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Abraham Mitchel Shelby 26 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Abraham Briley Henry 21 bigamy Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Abraham Conley Knox 21 stealing bacon Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Abraham J. Brewer Davidson 38 attempted murder Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Abram Spears Shelby 20 murder 2nd degree Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Abram Powell Henry 27 petit larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Absolom Brown Henderson 29 malicious stabbing Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Addison Leath Anderson 25 stabbing Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Ake Johnson Van Buren 15 stealing a beehive Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Alex N. Moore Grainger 24 grand larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Alexander Debruce Stewart 20 horse stealing Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Alexander Spears Henderson 24 horse stealing Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Alexander Plunket Hickman 23 bigamy Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Alexander Bowlice Lawrence 29 stealing Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Alexander Panther Lincoln 24 murder Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Alexander Henry Madison 22 felony Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Alexander Vines Davidson 37 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Alexander Cohen Fayette 50 murder 2nd degree Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Alexander McClennan Hamilton 28 burglary and larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Alexander Spears Bedford 29 grand larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Alexander Webb Bradley 30 murder Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Alexander Peck Claiborne 37 petit larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Alexander B. McNickol Smith 35 horse stealing Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Alfred Turley Franklin 18 grand larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Alfred Ellis (not given) 19 voluntary manslaughter Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Alfred Anthony Bedford 38 murder Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Alfred H. Campbell Henderson 31 murder Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Allen Webster Jackson 25 petit larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Allen Emmett Knox 22 petit larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Allen Henderson Knox 27 grand larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Allen Jonagin (Jarnagin?) Davidson 58 malicious stabbing Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Allen Williams Davidson 20 horse stealing Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Ambrose A. Norris Shelby 25 petit larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Amos Hampton Davidson 18 horse stealing Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Amos L. Middleton Monroe 19 horse stealing Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Anderson Masters Carroll 17 grand larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Anderson J. Minton Obion 26 burglary Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Andrew Hill Rhea 18 petit larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Andrew Eddington Shelby 29 grand larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Andrew McCuistiace Jefferson 38 manslaughter Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
View Entry Andrew Swisegood Knox 20 horse stealing Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850

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