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Status: Complete

1. Name: Brooks Jim

Color: Col

County: Davidson

Crime: Larceny

Sentence Commences: Jany 21st 1879; July 21 - '81

Term: 3

Age:

Remarks:

2. Name: Bass Milton

Color: Col

County: Davidson

Crime: Larceny

Sentence Commences: Jany 21st 79; July 21 - 81

Term: 3

Age:

Remarks:

3. Name: Banks Lewis

Color: Col

County: Fayette

Crime: G. Larceny

Sentence Commences: Mch 8th 77; [] 81

Term: 5

Age:

Remarks: Escaped Sept 28th 1877; Captd Oct 2nd 1877; Sent to Nashville Jany 28th 187[?]

4. Name: Barksdale Bill

Color: Col

County: Rutherford

Crime: Larceny

Sentence Commences: Dec 9 78; July 25 - 82

Term: 4 1/2

Age:

Remarks: Died Sept 14. 1879; Typhoid Fever

5. Name: Bright Wm

Color: Col

County: Warren

Crime: P. Larceny

Sentence Commences: Feby 4 79; Jay 4 - 80

Term: 1

Age:

Remarks: Dischd Jany 8. 1880; Good time

6. Name: Beckton Jin

Color: Col

County: Shelby

Crime: Horse Stealing

Sentence Commences: May 18 - 72; [July] 18 - 80

Term: 10

Age:

Remarks: Discharged Feby 18 [?]

7. Name: Briscol Wm

Color: Colored

County: Green

Crime: Larceny

Sentence Commences: Feby 17, 79; Nov 17 - 80

Term: 2

Age:

Remarks:

8. Name: Bryson Wm

Color: Col

County: Green

Crime: Larceny

Sentence Commences: Feb 17, 79; [?] 17 83

Term: 5

Age:

Remarks: Rattle Snake

9. Name: Biggers [John] H. Jno

Color: Col

County: Hardeman

Crime: House Breaking

Sentence Commences: Apr 3, 79; J[a?]y 3 '81

Term: 2

Age:

Remarks:

10. Name: Baker, Thos Louis

Color: Col

County: Sevier

Crime: Larceny

Sentence Commences: Mar 4, 79

Term: 1

Age:

Remarks: escaped April 23 - 79; not recd [??]

11. Name: Brown, Chas

Color: Col

County: James

Crime: Assault too (sic) Murder

Sentence Commences: Jany 28, 79; July 28th - '81

Term: 3

Age:

Remarks: to Rattle Snake; Returned to N. Aug 25, 70

12. Name: Bailey, Arter

Color: Col

County: Fayette

Crime: Insest (sic)

Sentence Commences: Mar 13 79; Mar 13 - 83

Term: 5

Age:

Remarks:

13. Name: Burgess Tom

Color: W

County: Shelby

Crime: Larceny

Sentence Commences: Novem 29 77; Nov 79 Fall 79

Term: 2

Age:

Remarks: Escaped Mar 2 78; Recaptured Mar 11 78; Returned to Nashville Nov 19 79

14. Name: Beck John

Color: C

County: Bradley

Crime: Larceny

Sentence Commences: May 10 79; Feby 10 81

Term: 2

Age: Boy

Remarks:

15. Name: Barker Monroe

Color: C

County: Montgomery

Crime: Assault to murder

Sentence Commences: June 5 79

Term: 1

Age:

Remarks: Dischd May 8th 1880 Good Time; May 5 - 80

16. Name: Ballew David

Color: C

County: McMinn

Crime: G. Larceny

Sentence Comences: Aug 13 79

Term: 1

Age:

Remarks: July [13?] - 80

17. Name: Bradford [Mattey]

Color: C

County: Polk

Crime: G. Larceny

Sentence Commences: Sept 17th 79

Term: 2

Age:

Remarks: Died Oct 21. 1979. Fever

18. Name: Barber John

Color: C

County: Se[vier?] or; Knoxville

Crime: Rape

Sentence Commences: Oct 25. 79

Term: 15

Age:

Remarks: To Nashville. May 10 188[?]

19. Name: Brook Ed

Color: C

County: Weakly (sic)

Crime: Larceny

Sentence Commences: Oct 29. 79

Term: 1

Age:

Remarks:

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Notes and Questions

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Bernie

This page was incomplete; I finished it. Lots of side notes on this page that were not entered. Reviewer should note the following: 1) The words "Rattle Snake" are entered in two Remarks areas. This refers to the Rattlesnake Coal mine in Tracy City where convicts were sent.
2) Line 11 county space is entered "James". There was a James County in Tennessee from 1871 to 1919. The county went bankrupt in 1919 and the area was given to Hamilton County.

Camille Westmont

This is fantastic! Thank you for completing this! These are excellent observations. I completely agree about the Rattlesnake Mine — the opening to the Rattlesnake mine wasn’t far from the Lone Rock Mine. And good to know about James County, too. Thanks for you help!

LauraHSTRIAN

Note that Convict #10 has been crossed out. It would appear he escaped and wasn't received at this location, and there is a cryptic note to the very left of his entry that may say something along the lines of "See Dan Fender," though this is not clear.

LauraHSTRIAN

A note above Convict #18 (John Barber) says Coal Creek, and in the box to the left of his name appears to be a date - perhaps "Nov 1st"?

LauraHSTRIAN

To add to Bernie's notes, in many boxes to the left of the convict names there is a notation "R S" - wondering if these convicts might have also been transferred or leased there as well?

Camille Westmont

It took me a bit thinking, but I bet "R.S" refers to the Rattlesnake Mine. The Rattlesnake Mine was also owned by Tennessee Coal and Iron and it was located in the same valley as the Lone Rock Mine. I noticed that there is at least one person who has "Battle Creek" written to the left of their name, and Battle Creek was another mine in the area. So it looks like those little notations refer to what mines people were assigned to. Fantastic discovery!