EARLY ARREST RECORDS
This page is not meant to offend anyone. If it does, let me know and I will remove it.
I came across these records in the Fannin County Courthouse while searching for other things and I found them amusing. I hope you do, too.
As most of you know, back in the early to mid 1900's there were some "moonshiners" in our family. Moonshining was a big part of southern appalachian history and a way of life for many back then. It was a way to make money to support many families, but every now and then someone was caught by the "Revenuers".
Here are some of the court reports and fines that I found:
| DATE | NAME | CHARGE /FINE |
| 05/24/1927 | Boon Wilson | Making whiskey. Court postponed. Plea 5/28/1927 |
| 05/24/1927 | Boon W. | Misdemeanor. Pleaded to transporting same whiskey. |
| 05/20/1924 | J.H. Wilson | Possessing liquor. Plea |
| 05/24/1927 | Reed D. Wilson | Misdemeanor. Plea. Hold |
| 05/27/1927 | Reed E. Wilson | Possession liquor. Plea |
| 05/27/1927 | Boon wilson | Possession whiskey |
| 10/25/1927 | Boon Wilson | Making whiskey |
| 05/29/1924 | Boon Wilson | Misdemeanor |
| 12/25/1927 |
Boon Wilson Pink Abercrombie Woodrow Wilson |
Misdemeanor. Making whiskey. Boon Forrester no show. NOTE: Look on the DOCUMENTS tab and you will see the document regarding this. |
| 10/16/1928 | Tom Wilson | Misdemeanor |
| 04/1930 |
Charlie Wilson and Charlie Porter |
Making whiskey |
| 04/18/1930 | Tom Wilson | Possessing whiskey |
| 04/15/1931 | Frank Wilson | Liquor bill |
| 04/12/1933 | Horace Wilson | Misdemeanor |
| 08/12/1931 | Horace Wilson | Drunkness. Pleas guilty. $25.00 or 3 months |
| 12/15/1931 | Boon Wilson |
Liquor bill. Plea. Carried to Aug. term 1932. Carried to Dec. 1932. Completed 12/14/1932. $75.00 or 6 months. |
| 04/12/1933 | Horace Wilson |
Shooting at another. Plea guilty. Treated as misdemeanor. 6 months |
| Tom Wilson | Public Drunkness. Fine $30.00 |
| DATE | NAME | CHARGE / FINE |
| 04/1951 | Reed D. Wilson | Driving under influence. Possession 6 pints whiskey |
| 08/29/1952 | Thomas Wilson | Possessing. Fine $35.00 |
| 01/16/1953 | Boon Wilson | Drunkness. $33.00 fine |
| 04/27/1954 | Reed Wilson | Possessing. Verdict not guilty |
| 02/04/1955 | Boon Wilson | Drunkness. $33.00 fine |
| 04/20/1955 | Horace Wilson | Drunkness. $33.00 fine |
| 08/10/1956 | Roy Wilson | Drunkness. $33.00 fine |
| 10/30/1957 | Robert Wilson | Possessing. $30.00 fine |