Wayne County, Tennessee
Outlaws, Crooks, Criminals and Rebels
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Riley H. Melton - Convict Record |
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| Riley H. Melton. From
Wayne County. Convicted of Petit Larceny by Circuit Court, Wayne County.
Sentence: 3 years. Rec'd at State Penitentiary 14 Oct 1841. He is 19 years
old, weighs 117 lbs., 5 feet 6 inches high. Born in Bedford County 12
miles from Shelbyville, three miles from Fishing Ford on Duck River. His
father, John Melton now lives in Wayne County, 12 miles from Waynesboro on
the Florence Road. He has fair hair, blue eyes, and fair skin, tolerable
good countenance. (Record of Convicts, Rec. Group 25, Vol. 45, p. 120. TSLA) |
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| Riley H. Melton, age 19,
born in Tennessee, occupation: labourer. Convicted of Petit Larceny by
Circuit Court, Wayne County and sentenced to 2 years in the Penitentiary.
Received 14 Oct 1841, discharged 14 Oct 1843. Conduct fair. (Convict Record, Rec. Group 25, Ledger 86: 534. TSLA) |
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Submitted by Edgar D. Byler, III |