{"id":470,"date":"2012-12-08T17:10:50","date_gmt":"2012-12-08T23:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/?p=470"},"modified":"2021-04-16T22:03:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T03:03:21","slug":"shelby-county-inmates-at-the-tn-state-penitentiary-1831-1850","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/shelby-county-inmates-at-the-tn-state-penitentiary-1831-1850\/","title":{"rendered":"Shelby County Inmates at the TN State Penitentiary, 1831-1850"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Tennessee State Library & Archives (TSLA) houses the surviving records of the Tennessee State Penitentiary.  <\/p>\n

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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The table below lists each individual names, crimes and age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Last Name<\/th>First Name<\/th>Crime<\/th>County<\/th>Age<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Allen<\/td>John<\/td>passing counterfeit money<\/td>Shelby<\/td>42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Allen<\/td>Wiley<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bailey<\/td>John<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Balduff<\/td>Henry<\/td>petit larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ballentire<\/td>William<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bennett<\/td>John<\/td>negro stealing<\/td>Shelby<\/td>31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Berry<\/td>John A.<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blackwell<\/td>Joseph<\/td>petit & grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brewer<\/td>James<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brewer<\/td>Wesley<\/td>passing counterfeit money<\/td>Shelby<\/td>20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brown<\/td>James<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brown<\/td>William<\/td>horse stealing<\/td>Shelby<\/td>37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bruce<\/td>Nathaniel<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buchanan<\/td>Edward<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bunch<\/td>Basil<\/td>having & pass[ing]\u00a0
\nc[ounterfeit] money<\/td>		Shelby<\/td>23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burke<\/td>William<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Butler<\/td>James<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Caldwell<\/td>William<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Campbell<\/td>William<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charles<\/td>Devit<\/td>petit larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clasure<\/td>John<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corroman<\/td>Michael<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>n\/a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Covington<\/td>William C.<\/td>slave stealing<\/td>Shelby<\/td>23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Davis<\/td>Richard<\/td>petit larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Davis<\/td>William<\/td>robbery<\/td>Shelby<\/td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dayton<\/td>Josiah<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dorsey<\/td>Cornelius<\/td>keeping counterfeit coin<\/td>Shelby<\/td>29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eddington<\/td>Andrew<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elloitt [sic, Elliott]<\/td>Ransom<\/td>malicious shooting<\/td>Shelby<\/td>48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fallick<\/td>Isaac<\/td>passing counterfeit money<\/td>Shelby<\/td>28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fasting<\/td>William<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>n\/a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finney<\/td>Augustus<\/td>arson<\/td>Shelby<\/td>16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fisher<\/td>Jacob<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forbes<\/td>Saml. H.<\/td>murder in 2nd degree<\/td>Shelby<\/td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frazier<\/td>Ermando<\/td>horse stealing<\/td>Shelby<\/td>25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gordon<\/td>Robert<\/td>petit larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gott [Jott?]<\/td>Sterling M.<\/td>negro stealing<\/td>Shelby<\/td>28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Griffith<\/td>Oliver<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grooms<\/td>James<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hall<\/td>Jonathan A.<\/td>obtaining goods by false\u00a0
\npretence<\/td>		Shelby<\/td>23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hanna<\/td>John Ezra<\/td>malicious shooting<\/td>Shelby<\/td>25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harrell<\/td>Henry<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harrison<\/td>Benjamin R.<\/td>stealing promissory\u00a0
\nnotes<\/td>		Shelby<\/td>25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harrison<\/td>John<\/td>horse stealing<\/td>Shelby<\/td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hecock<\/td>John<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Henry<\/td>James<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Herron<\/td>Jack<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hobbs<\/td>A.<\/td>forgery<\/td>Shelby<\/td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hoffman<\/td>Danl.<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hooper<\/td>Nimrod<\/td>negro stealing<\/td>Shelby<\/td>49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hoy<\/td>Hugh<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Husky<\/td>Blake<\/td>arson<\/td>Shelby<\/td>31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jackson<\/td>Thos. P.<\/td>petit larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jestice [Justice?]<\/td>Robert<\/td>horse stealing<\/td>Shelby<\/td>31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jones<\/td>Charles W.H.<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jones<\/td>Wm. G.<\/td>horse stealing<\/td>Shelby<\/td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kelly<\/td>James<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kirksey<\/td>Jesse B.<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Larkey<\/td>Saml.<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leger<\/td>Lewis D.H.<\/td>assault to kill<\/td>Shelby<\/td>29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lickstein<\/td>Daniel<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Little<\/td>John<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McBride<\/td>John<\/td>counterfeiter<\/td>Shelby<\/td>39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McCoy<\/td>John A.<\/td>negro stealing<\/td>Shelby<\/td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McKay<\/td>Robt.<\/td>petit larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McKinley<\/td>R[?] R.<\/td>harboring a slave<\/td>Shelby<\/td>31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McMahan<\/td>John<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>n\/a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mills<\/td>Thomas<\/td>receiving stolen good[s]<\/td>Shelby<\/td>32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mitchel<\/td>Abraham<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mitchel<\/td>James<\/td>robbery<\/td>Shelby<\/td>23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nebas<\/td>Matthew<\/td>petit larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norris<\/td>Ambrose A.<\/td>petit larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
O'Donnell<\/td>John<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orr<\/td>John<\/td>petit larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pass<\/td>ashington G.<\/td>horse stealing<\/td>Shelby<\/td>n\/a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Popelaski<\/td>William<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Randal<\/td>Thompson W.<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rial<\/td>John<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rodgers<\/td>Thomas<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ross<\/td>William W.<\/td>robbery<\/td>Shelby<\/td>19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sanders<\/td>James<\/td>Receiving stolen goods<\/td>Shelby<\/td>27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seymour<\/td>W.H.<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Simpson<\/td>John<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Smith<\/td>William<\/td>obtaining goods under\u00a0
\nfalse pretence<\/td>		Shelby<\/td>29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Smolenski<\/td>Stanislous<\/td>p[etit] larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spears<\/td>Abram<\/td>murder 2d degree<\/td>Shelby<\/td>20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spooner<\/td>Sanlis[?]<\/td>petit larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. John<\/td>Francisco<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stanton<\/td>George<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taggart<\/td>John<\/td>obtaining goods by\u00a0
\nfalse pretence<\/td>		Shelby<\/td>26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taylor<\/td>James<\/td>petit larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taylor<\/td>James<\/td>circulating counterfeit coin<\/td>Shelby<\/td>49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taylor<\/td>William<\/td>arson<\/td>Shelby<\/td>23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thomas<\/td>H.W.<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Todd<\/td>Samuel H.<\/td>robbery<\/td>Shelby<\/td>20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tomlinson<\/td>Elijah<\/td>malicious stabbing<\/td>Shelby<\/td>29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turner<\/td>John<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Valentine<\/td>Ratchford<\/td>murder 2nd degree<\/td>Shelby<\/td>34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walker<\/td>Peter<\/td>manslaughter<\/td>Shelby<\/td>45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walter<\/td>Robert<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ward<\/td>James<\/td>grand larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Webb<\/td>Jesse<\/td>p[etit] larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whitesides<\/td>Samuel<\/td>p[etit] larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Williams<\/td>Caleb<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Williams<\/td>John<\/td>petit larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilson<\/td>Samuel<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wise<\/td>George<\/td>attempting to pass\u00a0
\nc[ounterfeit] money<\/td>		Shelby<\/td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wolf<\/td>Moses<\/td>passing counterfeit money<\/td>Shelby<\/td>27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Woodruff<\/td>John A.<\/td>petit larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
--?--<\/td>Williams<\/td>larceny<\/td>Shelby<\/td>21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

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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 … Continue reading “Shelby County Inmates at the TN State Penitentiary, 1831-1850”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"template-page-builder.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crimes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=470"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1067,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470\/revisions\/1067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}