Stewart County Inmates
Tennessee State Penitentiary, 1831-1850 and 1851-1870

Taken from the Tennessee State Library and Archives

The Tennessee State Penitentiary opened in 1831. Prior to that, offenders were held in county jails. Surviving records of the Penitentiary are housed at the State Library and Archives as Record Group 25.

1831-1850

Last

First

Crime

Age

Armington

Martin

p[etit] larceny

56

Armington

Martin

horse stealing

60

Brigham

John

forgery

25

Brigham

Thos. D.

forgery

21

Debruce

Alexander

horse stealing

20

Durham

John

grand larceny

21

Irwin

James

grand larceny

36

Mainor

David

malicious shooting

36

Manning

Calvin

manslaughter

18

Manning

Clements

manslaughter

20

Merrill

William

stealing money

16

Perry

William W.

rape

58

Randolph

William H.

horse stealing

43

Sampson

James Thompson

malicious stabbing

30

Sears

Seath [sic]

larceny

33

Thompson

Thomas

horse stealing

19

Timms

Larkin

horse stealing

20

Timms

Reubins [sic]

horse stealing

26

Wyatt

Robt.

malicious shooting

30

 

1851 - 1870

Last

First

Year

Race

Age

Crime

Alfred

Patrick

1859

 

49

Shooting

Black

Moses

1853

 

24

Larceny

Blair

Robert

 

W

31

Murder

Brown

William

1852

 

36

Stealing

Calvy

Thomas

1859

 

42

Larceny

Carney

J. G.

1857

 

22

Murder

Carter

Benjamin

1868

C

18

Perjury

Doolin

Nicholas

1855

 

41

Assault

Garrett

Charles

1870

C

 

Larceny

Hall

Henry

1866

 

20

Larceny

Hendley

Miles B.

1855

 

19

Assault

Jourdan

Charles

1867

C

20

Larceny

Knight

Edward

1859

 

36

Larceny

Manning

Green

1865

W

30

Robbery

McBride

John

1855

 

21

Assault to rape

Medkirk

Thomas

1855

 

21

Larceny

Mizell

John Henry

1855

 

22

Mail robbing

Morgan

John H.

1856

 

53

Murder

Patrick

Alfred

1859

 

49

Shooting with intent to kill

Ramsey

W. H.

1854

 

32

Assault

Ray

Drewry

1856

 

25

Larceny

Sandier

August

1860

 

32

Larceny

Scarborough

Oscar

1864

 

22

Practicing guerilla warfare

Stephens

William

1855

 

27

Assault

Watson

J. W.

1870

W

 

Larceny

Woods

Henry

1859

 

33

larceny

 


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