Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-05

ndlttpoct Louihlhhh. lfcadWcn ana W. l..
Ireadwell, her husband, VS.. Marietta b..
Justice and n, j. Justice, her husband,
Mary. L. Crenshaw, Thomas B. Crenshaw,
jr., Merritt II. Crenshaw, Lucy Ii. Caldwell
&. and L. B. CrenshRw.
by virtue of the decree pronounced in this
~ cause BY the supreme Court Of Tennessee,
at jackson, juno ID, 1879, l will offer for sale,
TO the highest bidder, in front Of the court
house door of Shelby county in Memphis, on
Saturday, December 9th, 1870,
the sew raj tracts of land mentioned and
described in said decree as follows;
!st; Jne tract of land in Shelby county,
Ninth civil district, 18th surveyors district,
on Vest creek; a branch Of Wolf river, being
the homestead on which the said Thomas Is.
Cronshaw resided, beginning at a stake in the
road opposite the gate Of his residence, In the
road leading from the Memphis and Somer-
vile TO the Memphis and Macon road, run
ming BY Morning Sun Church and Academy,
north 25h0 west 4B chains and 80 links 10 n.
dogwood, with post oak and two black oak
pointers on the hill near the church; thence
west 90 chains TO a white oak, with sassafras
and dogwood pointers; thence south Is chains
ana al INKS to an old black oak stump, with
two red oak pointers; thence east 2 chains 81
links to little black gum with hickory point-
ers, Barnes corner; thence south "a chains So
links, with Barnes east line TO a small sassa-
tras in corner of fence; thence west 80 chains
on Inks to a stake across the branch, with
sweet gum and elm pointers; thence south
west from the clubhouse on a hill; thence
south 50s east, Is chains and 50 links TO a
hickory marked NV. G.. Al" thence north IL
chains 10 links to a stake, on the north side
OF the road, with sweet gum and poplar point
ers; thence west IA chains and TO links TO a
stake with two maple pointers; thence west
n north, to the MISUNDERSTANDING $50
acres, being the same tract conveyed by
Thomas b; CTenshaT to Marietta B. Cren-
shaw by deed dated August 10th, 1866, ac-
knowledged August 18th, 1864, and recorded
IN the register Office Of Shelby county.
"a. a tract of land in the Eighth civil dis
trlcti 18th surveyors district of Shelby coun-
", Tennessee, on Loosa Hatchie river, on
ooth SIDES Of the river, and on both sides of
the Memphis and Ohio railroad, about 70
miles from Memphis and described as follows.
Beginning at a stake 81 feet north of tho CEN
ter Of the Memphis and Ohio railroad, where
Matthew Edwards west line would cross the
railroad; thence north ] chains 81 links to a
stake; thence south s links to q dOgw0od, west
links TO a hickory; thence west 16 chains, 5
INKS south OF a hickory, 80 links north of az
elm; thence north Is chains 9 links to a stake.
~ links TO a white oak marked sc. A. ca"
thence east II chains 40 links to a stake, 10
links north of a hickory marked III. b." on
the east side of a cypress pond; thence north
20 chains w links to a stake in a small branch,
with hickory aud elm pointers; thence east Is
chains to q stake with two white oak and elm
polntersj thence south % chains and 80 links
to u stake, with sassafras pointers. thence
east a chains 66 links to a white oak marked
"E. II" thence 10 chains IS links to a sweet
gum marked ''W. T." thence east q chains
% links to a. sweet gum marked "W t."
thence south 81 chains IS links to a hickory
marked w. 3. II; thence west 30 chains to
a black gum marked NV. S. IT," thence
north % chains Is links to a stake, 50 feet
north from the center of the Memphis and
Ohlo railroad; thence south 69o west with said
road, n chains 58links to the beginning-con-
tanning S1f S-liO acres, more or less, being
the same land conveyed by Thomas b. Cren
shaw to Mary J.. Crenshaw by deed dated
August 10th, 1866; acknowledged August 18th.
1876, and recorded in book No. 81, pages 4l0
and All Of the registers office OF Shelby
county.
Sd. A tract Of land in Ninth civil and 11tb
surveyors district of Shelby county, Tennes-
see, on the north side Of the Macon and Mem.
phis road and described rs follows: Beginning
at a stake with three red oak pointers, Mari
eta Is. Crenshaw's southwest corner; thence
south ~ chalnsR links to a red onk marked
y with three post oak pointers, thence cast
with Whitehead north line q chains 5Slinks
to a small holly with two post oak pointers:
thence south AZ chains 81 links to a stake, 10
Inks east of a poplar thence west q chains
" Inks to o stake, with two red oak pointers;
thence south 10 chains 8 inks to a stake
with pointers; thence west - chains to a black
oak; thence south q chains 3 links to a hick-
DRY; thence east ia chains So links to a stake.
with poplar and persimmOn pointers; thence
north 3, west chains So links TO an iron
stake in the field on the southwest from the
Clubhouse, Marietta b.. CreL shaw's corner;
thence west with the south lire 81 chains SO
links to the MISUNDERSTANDING 500 50-lO0
ceres, more or less, being anne tract conveyed
by Thomas b.. Crenshaw TO Thomas B. Cren-
shaw, jr.i by deed dated August 10th, 1855,
amu recorded 10 book bgl part 2, pages 4l2 and
ak. rpuIafQrig uficn nf Gbothy oonrt~
4th. A tract Of land in Ninth civil and 18th
surveyors district Shelby county, Tennessee,
on the waters Of West creek, a branch OF
Wolf river, and on the north side ofthe Mem
phis and Macon road, and described as fol
lows; Beginning at On iron bar on the hill in
the held southwest from the gin-house, being
Thomas B. Crenshaw, jr, and Marietta b,
TNrIenshaw,s corneri thence south 81, east,with
Thomas b. Crenshaw, jr.'s, line yB chains so
links 70 a stake in Thomas Aliens north line,
with PoPlarand pcrsimmon pointers thence
east % ehains, q links, crossing West
ash pointers, thence north 81 chains Alinks,
TO a sugar tree with elm and red bud pointers,
the northwest corner Of J. B.. Patricks tract;
thence east y chains II links, to a stake with
hickory and black oak pointers; thence north
pointers marked 'B V So thence West H
chains G links to a stake with two red oak
pointers; thence north IL chains to a red oak
marked "B 5" with rod oak and white oak
pointers; thence west y chains 9 links to a
stake N the corner Of fence with gum and two
red oak pointers thence north 80 chains 70
links to a stake with white oak pointers;
thence west "a chains l6 links, to A hickory |
marked Wv G Al" thence south 2Oo west 2e
claims to a stake with two white oak and /
maple pointers; thence south $50 west IS
chains % links to a stake in the slough, with
poplar, sweet gum and black gum pointers:
thence north So west, AZ chains 50 links, 10
the beginning, containing 693 S0-l00 acres,
more or less and being anne tract conveyed
BY Thomas 3. Crenshaw, to Merritt II. Cren-
shaw, by deed dated August 10th 1866, and |
recorded in hook bfpart2 pages 41S and liI'
Register office Of Shelby county.
9th. Two certain tracts Of land In 9Th and
9TH civil and 18th surveyors district an
the Memphis and Somerville road, and d.
seribed. as iollows' Hugh McCl0lland tract,
beginning at the northwest corner OF presil
dent and trustees tract, lying in section 3 land
range O.; thenCp cast WITH. q. Thurman now
VIM a Orenshaw's line, Sc poles to a Stake. nj
t.he corner of the aforementioned Crawleyis
nell N9laek OAK and hickory pointers, theAce
SOUTH lso poles to n stake with white OAK md
hickory pointers; thence west u poles to y
stake, WI three black oak pointers ON The
Wpst boundary line 0f the said $40 acre tract
OF laAai theneo north 1856 poles to the begin
mug, CONTAINING 100 acres, more or less.
hLso the ~ Is, ,. Williams tract, beginning
lt the northwest corner Of an original entry
y the name Of p; NJ. Miller, now held by
Moses Bolton, and passing west. Roltonis /
northeast eorner, west with the Same Ia Inc
lands o., John Bond, and north wish bonds
llne 20 the me OF Y herrSs land; thence
east with MS llpp 10 the west line of VIM. A.
Crepshsw land, and south with the same 10
.he beginning, containing S7h acres, more OF I
less, ana being the sam tracts Of land con-
yeyed BY Thomas j. Crenshaw TO Lucy ii.
valuIe1 Pydeed dated loth August, 1866, and