DELK, John (#50). When
Received: May 4, 1832; Crime: Hog Stealing; From What County:
Campbell; Age: 40; Occupation: Laborer; Sentence: 1 year; Where
Born: Tennessee; When Discharged: June 20, 1833; By What Authority:
Died of Cholera. SOURCE: Convict Record Book, 1831-1874
Volume 86, Tennessee State Library and Archives Microfilm, Prison
Records, Volume 83-87, RG 25, Microfilm No. 32. John DELK
was received into the Penitentiary on the fourth day of May
one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. He is forty years
of age, five feet eight inches and one half in height, weighs
one hundred and forty eight pounds. He was born in Green County,
Tennessee, brought up in Buncom County, North Carolina. Has
lived in Campbell County for many years in the Neighbourhood
of CHAMBERS Mill where his family now lives consisting a wife
and nine children. His relations live in the same Neighbourhood.
That is a Mother, three Brothers and three Sisters, One by the
name ADKINS & one by the name of OWENS & one by the
name of SOWDERS. He has Grey Eyes, Dark Skin & heavy beard.
He has a Scar over the right Eye next [to] the nose, also one
over the left corner of the left eye. They were boath caused
from bites. He has a scar on the thumb of the left hand on the
back part of the thumb running from one joint to the other.
The little finger of the left hand has been broken and leaves
a knot on the middle joint and is some what Crooked. He has
a scar on the Right leg say Middle of the leg about three or
four inches long running from the Shin a little down. Was found
guilty of hog Stealing at the Circuit Court of Campbell County
and Sentenced to one years confinement in the Jail and Penitentiary
house of the State of Tennessee. John DELK died of Cholera on
the 20th day of June 1833. SOURCE: Convict Record Book,
1831-1842, Record Group 25, Volume 45, Tennessee State Library
and Archives Microfilm, Prison Records, RG 25, Roll No. 23,
p. 29.
