The Tennessee State Library & Archives (TSLA) houses the surviving records of the Tennessee State Penitentiary.
The following list is for individuals in the index of Shelby County inmates at the state penitentiary between 1831-1850. For information on how to get more information about these records, please contact TSLA.
The table below lists each individual names, crimes and age.
| Last Name | First Name | Crime | County | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen | John | passing counterfeit money | Shelby | 42 |
| Allen | Wiley | larceny | Shelby | 19 |
| Bailey | John | larceny | Shelby | 28 |
| Balduff | Henry | petit larceny | Shelby | 15 |
| Ballentire | William | grand larceny | Shelby | 30 |
| Bennett | John | negro stealing | Shelby | 31 |
| Berry | John A. | grand larceny | Shelby | 25 |
| Blackwell | Joseph | petit & grand larceny | Shelby | 36 |
| Brewer | James | grand larceny | Shelby | 39 |
| Brewer | Wesley | passing counterfeit money | Shelby | 20 |
| Brown | James | larceny | Shelby | 32 |
| Brown | William | horse stealing | Shelby | 37 |
| Bruce | Nathaniel | grand larceny | Shelby | 24 |
| Buchanan | Edward | grand larceny | Shelby | 48 |
| Bunch | Basil | having & pass[ing] c[ounterfeit] money | Shelby | 23 |
| Burke | William | larceny | Shelby | 22 |
| Butler | James | larceny | Shelby | 29 |
| Caldwell | William | larceny | Shelby | 30 |
| Campbell | William | grand larceny | Shelby | 33 |
| Charles | Devit | petit larceny | Shelby | 42 |
| Clasure | John | grand larceny | Shelby | 53 |
| Corroman | Michael | larceny | Shelby | n/a |
| Covington | William C. | slave stealing | Shelby | 23 |
| Davis | Richard | petit larceny | Shelby | 36 |
| Davis | William | robbery | Shelby | 33 |
| Dayton | Josiah | grand larceny | Shelby | 24 |
| Dorsey | Cornelius | keeping counterfeit coin | Shelby | 29 |
| Eddington | Andrew | grand larceny | Shelby | 29 |
| Elloitt [sic, Elliott] | Ransom | malicious shooting | Shelby | 48 |
| Fallick | Isaac | passing counterfeit money | Shelby | 28 |
| Fasting | William | grand larceny | Shelby | n/a |
| Finney | Augustus | arson | Shelby | 16 |
| Fisher | Jacob | grand larceny | Shelby | 33 |
| Forbes | Saml. H. | murder in 2nd degree | Shelby | 24 |
| Frazier | Ermando | horse stealing | Shelby | 25 |
| Gordon | Robert | petit larceny | Shelby | 16 |
| Gott [Jott?] | Sterling M. | negro stealing | Shelby | 28 |
| Griffith | Oliver | grand larceny | Shelby | 33 |
| Grooms | James | grand larceny | Shelby | 70 |
| Hall | Jonathan A. | obtaining goods by false pretence | Shelby | 23 |
| Hanna | John Ezra | malicious shooting | Shelby | 25 |
| Harrell | Henry | grand larceny | Shelby | 33 |
| Harrison | Benjamin R. | stealing promissory notes | Shelby | 25 |
| Harrison | John | horse stealing | Shelby | 24 |
| Hecock | John | larceny | Shelby | 21 |
| Henry | James | larceny | Shelby | 33 |
| Herron | Jack | larceny | Shelby | 28 |
| Hobbs | A. | forgery | Shelby | 24 |
| Hoffman | Danl. | larceny | Shelby | 23 |
| Hooper | Nimrod | negro stealing | Shelby | 49 |
| Hoy | Hugh | grand larceny | Shelby | 35 |
| Husky | Blake | arson | Shelby | 31 |
| Jackson | Thos. P. | petit larceny | Shelby | 33 |
| Jestice [Justice?] | Robert | horse stealing | Shelby | 31 |
| Jones | Charles W.H. | larceny | Shelby | 30 |
| Jones | Wm. G. | horse stealing | Shelby | 24 |
| Kelly | James | grand larceny | Shelby | 45 |
| Kirksey | Jesse B. | grand larceny | Shelby | 39 |
| Larkey | Saml. | larceny | Shelby | 30 |
| Leger | Lewis D.H. | assault to kill | Shelby | 29 |
| Lickstein | Daniel | grand larceny | Shelby | 25 |
| Little | John | grand larceny | Shelby | 31 |
| McBride | John | counterfeiter | Shelby | 39 |
| McCoy | John A. | negro stealing | Shelby | 33 |
| McKay | Robt. | petit larceny | Shelby | 33 |
| McKinley | R[?] R. | harboring a slave | Shelby | 31 |
| McMahan | John | larceny | Shelby | n/a |
| Mills | Thomas | receiving stolen good[s] | Shelby | 32 |
| Mitchel | Abraham | larceny | Shelby | 26 |
| Mitchel | James | robbery | Shelby | 23 |
| Nebas | Matthew | petit larceny | Shelby | 27 |
| Norris | Ambrose A. | petit larceny | Shelby | 25 |
| O'Donnell | John | larceny | Shelby | 30 |
| Orr | John | petit larceny | Shelby | 31 |
| Pass | ashington G. | horse stealing | Shelby | n/a |
| Popelaski | William | larceny | Shelby | 22 |
| Randal | Thompson W. | larceny | Shelby | 38 |
| Rial | John | larceny | Shelby | 35 |
| Rodgers | Thomas | larceny | Shelby | 40 |
| Ross | William W. | robbery | Shelby | 19 |
| Sanders | James | Receiving stolen goods | Shelby | 27 |
| Seymour | W.H. | grand larceny | Shelby | 17 |
| Simpson | John | grand larceny | Shelby | 24 |
| Smith | William | obtaining goods under false pretence | Shelby | 29 |
| Smolenski | Stanislous | p[etit] larceny | Shelby | 49 |
| Spears | Abram | murder 2d degree | Shelby | 20 |
| Spooner | Sanlis[?] | petit larceny | Shelby | 43 |
| St. John | Francisco | grand larceny | Shelby | 26 |
| Stanton | George | larceny | Shelby | 20 |
| Taggart | John | obtaining goods by false pretence | Shelby | 26 |
| Taylor | James | petit larceny | Shelby | 22 |
| Taylor | James | circulating counterfeit coin | Shelby | 49 |
| Taylor | William | arson | Shelby | 23 |
| Thomas | H.W. | larceny | Shelby | 47 |
| Todd | Samuel H. | robbery | Shelby | 20 |
| Tomlinson | Elijah | malicious stabbing | Shelby | 29 |
| Turner | John | grand larceny | Shelby | 44 |
| Valentine | Ratchford | murder 2nd degree | Shelby | 34 |
| Walker | Peter | manslaughter | Shelby | 45 |
| Walter | Robert | larceny | Shelby | 26 |
| Ward | James | grand larceny | Shelby | 27 |
| Webb | Jesse | p[etit] larceny | Shelby | 28 |
| Whitesides | Samuel | p[etit] larceny | Shelby | 39 |
| Williams | Caleb | larceny | Shelby | 23 |
| Williams | John | petit larceny | Shelby | 36 |
| Wilson | Samuel | larceny | Shelby | 47 |
| Wise | George | attempting to pass c[ounterfeit] money | Shelby | 33 |
| Wolf | Moses | passing counterfeit money | Shelby | 27 |
| Woodruff | John A. | petit larceny | Shelby | 22 |
| --?-- | Williams | larceny | Shelby | 21 |
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