Inmates
of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850
(from the Tennessee State Library and Archives)
The Tennessee State Penitentiary at Nashville opened in 1831. Prior to that offenders were held in county jails. Surviving records of the Penitentiary are housed at TSLA as Record Group 25.
The following list was abstracted from ledger volume 43. Limited additional information is available from TSLA (convict's state of birth, date received and date discharged). Please see the TSLA website for more details.
Detailed abstracts from these records were compiled in two volumes by Chuck Sherrill, Tennessee Convicts, Early Records of the State Penitentiary (1831-1870). Please visit his website for more details.
|
Last Name: |
First Name: |
Offense: |
Page: |
| Allen | John | passing counterfeit money |
42 |
| Allen | Wiley | larceny |
19 |
| Bailey | John | larceny |
28 |
| Balduff | Henry | petit larceny |
15 |
| Ballentire | William | grand larceny |
30 |
| Bennett | John | negro stealing |
31 |
| Berry | John A. | grand larceny |
25 |
| Blackwell | Joseph | petit & grand larceny |
36 |
| Brewer | James | grand larceny |
39 |
| Brewer | Wesley | passing counterfeit money |
20 |
| Brown | James | larceny |
32 |
| Brown | William | horse stealing |
37 |
| Bruce | Nathaniel | grand larceny |
24 |
| Buchanan | Edward | grand larceny |
48 |
| Bunch | Basil | having & pass[ing] c[ounterfeit] money |
23 |
| Burke | William | larceny |
22 |
| Butler | James | larceny |
29 |
| Caldwell | William | larceny |
30 |
| Campbell | William | grand larceny |
33 |
| Charles | Devit | petit larceny |
42 |
| Clasure | John | grand larceny |
53 |
| Corroman | Michael | larceny |
n/a |
| Covington | William C. | slave stealing |
23 |
| Davis | Richard | petit larceny |
36 |
| Davis | William | robbery |
33 |
| Dayton | Josiah | grand larceny |
24 |
| Dorsey | Cornelius | keeping counterfeit coin |
29 |
| Eddington | Andrew | grand larceny |
29 |
| Elloitt [sic, Elliott] | Ransom | malicious shooting |
48 |
| Fallick | Isaac | passing counterfeit money |
28 |
| Fasting | William | grand larceny |
n/a |
| Finney | Augustus | arson |
16 |
| Fisher | Jacob | grand larceny |
33 |
| Forbes | Saml. H. | murder in 2nd degree |
24 |
| Frazier | Ermando | horse stealing |
25 |
| Gordon | Robert | petit larceny |
16 |
| Gott [Jott?] | Sterling M. | negro stealing |
28 |
| Griffith | Oliver | grand larceny |
33 |
| Grooms | James | grand larceny |
70 |
| Hall | Jonathan A. | obtaining goods by false pretence |
23 |
| Hanna | John Ezra | malicious shooting |
25 |
| Harrell | Henry | grand larceny |
33 |
| Harrison | Benjamin R. | stealing promisory notes |
25 |
| Harrison | John | horse stealing |
24 |
| Hecock | John | larceny |
21 |
| Henry | James | larceny |
33 |
| Herron | Jack | larceny |
28 |
| Hobbs | A. | forgery |
24 |
| Hoffman | Danl. | larceny |
23 |
| Hooper | Nimrod | negro stealing |
49 |
| Hoy | Hugh | grand larceny |
35 |
| Husky | Blake | arson |
31 |
| Jackson | Thos. P. | petit larceny |
33 |
| Jestice [Justice?] | Robert | horse stealing |
31 |
| Jones | Charles W.H. | larceny |
30 |
| Jones | Wm. G. | horse stealing |
24 |
| Kelly | James | grand larceny |
45 |
| Kirksey | Jesse B. | grand larceny |
39 |
| Larkey | Saml. | larceny |
30 |
| Leger | Lewis D.H. | assault to kill |
29 |
| Lickstein | Daniel | grand larceny |
25 |
| Little | John | grand larceny |
31 |
| McBride | John | counterfeiter |
39 |
| McCoy | John A. | negro stealing |
33 |
| McKay | Robt. | petit larceny |
33 |
| McKinley | R[?] R. | harboring a slave |
31 |
| McMahan | John | larceny |
n/a |
| Mills | Thomas | receiving stolen good(s) |
32 |
| Mitchel | Abraham | larceny |
26 |
| Mitchel | James | robbery |
23 |
| Nebas | Matthew | petit larceny |
27 |
| Norris | Ambrose A. | petit larceny |
25 |
| O'Donnell | John | larceny |
30 |
| Orr | John | petit larceny |
31 |
| Pass | Washington G. | horse stealing |
n/a |
| Popelaski | William | larceny |
22 |
| Randal | Thompson W. | larceny |
38 |
| Rial | John | larceny |
35 |
| Rodgers | Thomas | larceny |
40 |
| Ross | William W. | robbery |
19 |
| Sanders | James | receiving stolen goods |
27 |
| Seymour | W.H. | grand larceny |
17 |
| Simpson | John | grand larceny |
24 |
| Smith | William | obtaining goods under false pretence |
29 |
| Smolenski | Stanislous | p[etit] larceny |
49 |
| Spears | Abram | murder 2d degree |
20 |
| Spooner | Sanlis[?] | petit larceny |
43 |
| St. John | Francisco | grand larceny |
26 |
| Stanton | George | larceny |
20 |
| Taggart | John | obtaining goods by false pretence |
26 |
| Taylor | James | petit larceny |
22 |
| Taylor | James | circulating counterfeit coin |
49 |
| Taylor | William | arson |
23 |
| Thomas | H.W. | larceny |
47 |
| Todd | Samuel H. | robbery |
20 |
| Tomlinson | Elijah | malicious stabbing |
29 |
| Turner | John | grand larceny |
44 |
| Valentine | Ratchford | murder 2nd degree |
34 |
| Walker | Peter | manslaughter |
45 |
| Walter | Robert | larceny |
26 |
| Ward | James | grand larceny |
27 |
| Webb | Jesse | p[etit] larceny |
28 |
| Whitesides | Samuel | p[etit] larceny |
39 |
| Williams | Caleb | larceny |
23 |
| Williams | John | petit larceny |
36 |
| Wilson | Samuel | larceny |
47 |
| Wise | George | attempting to pass c[ounterfeit] money |
33 |
| Wolf | Moses | passing counterfeit money |
27 |
| Woodruff | John A. | petit larceny |
22 |
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