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Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870

Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870 is an index to over 3,200 names that appear in the records of the Tennessee State Penitentiary. These records consist of entries made into a simple ledger, kept by the prison administration.

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Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870


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View Entry First & Middle Name Last Name Year County Race Age Crime Database - TN Research
View Entry (blank) Jones 1861 Knox (not given) 18 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry (not given) Williams 1867 Davidson W 50 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry (not given) Wilson 1867 Dickson W 25 horse stealing Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry (not given) McIntyre 1870 Madison C (not given) burglary Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry (not given) Holmes 1867 Davidson W 50 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry (not given) Holt 1867 Dickson W 25 horse stealing Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. Copeland 1867 (not given) (not given) 17 desertion Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. Hendricks 1861 Montgomery (not given) 28 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. Farrel 1858 Shelby (not given) 34 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. Sheperd 1870 Rutherford C (not given) larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. Miller 1857 Jefferson (not given) 20 forgery Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. Campbell 1858 Hardeman (not given) (not given) drawing a knife Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. Hughes 1852 Sullivan (not given) 17 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. B. Wilson 1858 Johnson (not given) 21 forgery Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. B. Merida 1859 Lawrence (not given) 56 counterfeiting Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. B. Crane 1856 Shelby (not given) 35 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. D. Hubbard 1867 (not given) W 19 desertion Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. D. L. Williams 1866 Henry W 20 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. H. McKee 1866 Davidson W 23 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. J. Hilliard 1859 Davidson C 20 soliciting prostitute Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. J. Shrieves 1860 Hamilton (not given) 22 horse stealing Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. J. Thomas 1870 Montgomery W (not given) larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. M. Crowder 1859 Knox (not given) 31 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. O. Hurst 1870 Davidson (not given) (not given) rape Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. P. Hughes 1858 Davidson (not given) 23 false pretense Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. R. Evans 1859 Bradley (not given) 20 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry A. S. Dupent 1859 Hardeman (not given) 29 felonious carrying burglarous instruments Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Aaron Lewis 1865 (not given) W 16 theft Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Aaron Curtis 1860 Henderson (not given) 24 manslaughter Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Aaron Shephard 1866 Carroll C 19 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Aaron Stone 1865 Henry C (not given) larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Aaron Bridgewater 1863 (not given) (not given) 26 murder Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Aaron Brooks 1859 Putnam (not given) 32 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Aaron Calico 1869 Shelby C 25 house breaking Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Aaron Calico 1869 Shelby C (not given) house breaking Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Aaron Jarnagen 1856 McMinn (not given) 28 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Abe Featherstone 1869 Bedford C 23 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Abe Jackson 1865 Davidson C (not given) larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Abednigo Fox 1866 Knox W 15 horse stealing Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Abel Polston 1852 Davidson (not given) 41 counterfeiting Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Abner Watson 1869 Davidson W 19 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Abraham Burket 1866 Washington W 27 murder Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Abraham Jones 1866 Gibson C 82 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Abraham M. Thomas 1852 Carroll (not given) 21 assault Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Abram Hardeman 1851 Davidson (not given) 28 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Abram Floyd 1857 Sullivan (not given) 23 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Abram Thomas 1852 Carroll (not given) 21 assault Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Abram W. Moran 1854 Davidson (not given) 22 larceny Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Absalom Myers 1866 Marion W 41 horse stealing Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870
View Entry Absalom Myers 1866 Marion W 41 horse stealing Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870

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