Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-18

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kagrabee, Louisiana TreadWell and w. l..
I~readwell, her husband, vs.. Marietta b.
Justice and N. j.. Justice, her husband.
MARY. L. Crenshaw, Thomas B. Crenshaw,
IT. Merritt ID. Crenshaw, Lucg II. Caldwell
DY virtue Of the decree pronounced In This
ID cause by the Supreme Court ofTenHessse.
at jackson, June I'd, 1879, Twill offer for sale
to the highest bidder, in front Of the conrf,
house door OF Shelby county in Memphis, on
Saturday, December eth, 1870,
the sew raj tracts of land mentioned and
described in said decree as follows:
LIST. one tract Of land in Shelby county,
Ninth civil district, 18th surveyors district,
on West creek, a branch Of Welt river, being
the homestead on which the said Thomas ID.
Crenshaw resided, beginning at n 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, rum
ming by Morning Sun Church and Academy,
north 25H0 west 48 chains and 90 links 10 a
.dogwo0d, with post oak and two black oak
pointers on the hill near the church; thence
west % chains TO o white oak, with sassafras
and dogwood pointers; thence south IS Chains
Al links to an old black oak stump, with
two red oak pointers; thence east 2 chains 81
links TO alittle black gum with hickory point
ers, Barnes corner; thence south "a chains IS
links, with Barnes east line to a small sassa-
u 90 - vi az VI A0AA0f AuNANO MOcl % NUHInN
80 links to a stake across the branch, with
sweet gum and elm pointers; thence south
west from the clubhouse on a hill; thence
south So east, 26 chains and so links to a
hickory marked Nv. @. Al" thence north Is
chains 10 link to a stake, on the north side
of the road, with sweet gum and poplar point
ers; thence west IA chains and 90 links to a
stake with two maple pointers; thence west
27o north, to the MISUNDERSTANDING $50
acres, being the same tract conveyed By
Thomas b; Ore9shaE to Marietta 3. Cren-
shaw by deed dated August 10th, 1865, ac-
knowledged August 18th, 1866, and recorded
in the registers office of Shelby county.
I'd. A tract Of land in the Eighth civil dis
tricti 18th surveyor district Of Shelby coun-
ty,, Tennessee, on L0osa Hatchie river, on
the Memphls and. Ohio railroad, about 20
miles from Memphis and described as follows;
Beginning at a stake so feet north of the CEN
ter Of the Memphis and Ohio railroad, where
Matthew Edwards west line would cross the
railroad; thence north 7 chains 81 links to a
stake; thence south Sinks to a dogwood, west
links to a hickory; thence west 16 chains,5
links south Of a hickory, IS links north Of an
elm; thence north Is chains 9 links to a stake,
80 inks to a white oak marked sc. A. G.;"
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
70 chains " links to a stake in a small branch,
with hickory and elm pointers; thence east Is
chains to n stake with two white oak and elm
pointers; thence south % chains and 80 links
TO a stake, with sassafras pointers; thence
east Il chains Sc links to q white oak marked
sc. IT," thence Is chains rs links to a sweet
gum marked wv. tt" thence east q chains
Is links to a sweet gum marked "W. IT,"
thence south 81 chains rs links to a hickory
marked wv. 5. T.;' thence west 30 chains to
a black gum marked Nv. S.. IT," thence
north % chains 50 links TO a stake, 50 feet
north from the rpntar If tina Mampbfp .ud
Ohio railroad; thence south So west with said
road, q chains So links to the beginning-con-
tanning 3I S5-lOO acres, more or less, being
the same land conveyed by Thomas b. Oren-
shaw to Mary l.. CrenshaW by deed dated
August 10th, 1855; acknowledged August 18th,
1865, and recorded in book No. 81, pages 40
and All Of the registers Office Of Shelby
county.
Sd. A tract of land in Ninth civil and 11th
surveyors district Of Shelby county, Tonnes
see, on the north side Of the Macon and Mem
phis road and described as follows: Beginning
at a stake with three red oak pointers, Mari
eta Il. Crenshaw's southwest corner; thence
south 10 chains IS links to a red oak marked
"E with three post oak pointers; thence east
with Whitehead's north line q chains So links
to a mail holly with two post oak pointers:
thence south ~ chains 81 links to n stake, 10
20 links to a stake, with two rcd oak pointers;
thence south Is chains SO links to a stake
with pointers; thence west 43 chains to a black
oak; thence south "a chains 81 Links TO a hick-
DRY; thence east la chains 86 links to a stake,
with poplar and persimmon pointers; thence
north 90, west 98 chains so links to an iron
stake in the field on the southwest from the
Clubhouse, Marietta B. CreIshaw's corner;
west with the south line 81 chains so
to the beginning-containing sos 5000
acres, more or less, being same tract conveyed
by Thomas b. Crenshaw to Thomas b. Cren-
shaw, jr.,. by deed dated August 10th, 1855,
and recorded in book So, part 2, pages 412 and
4l3, registers Office of Shelby county.
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 an iron bar on the hill in
the field southwest from the Clubhouse, being
j. Crenshaw, jr., and Marietta b,
Crenshaw's c0rnorj thence south g., eastiwith
Thomas b. Crenshaw, jr.'s, line IS chains so
links to a stake in Thomas Aliens north line,
with Poplar and persimnOn pointers; thence
east 80 chains, n links, crossing West
to a stake in Ecklin's west line, with
ash pointers, thence north 81 chains "a links,
to a sugar tree with elm and red bud pointers,
the northwest corner Of j. B, Patricks tract;
east S6 chains IA links, TO a stake with
and black oak pointers; thence north
pointers marked "B V S." thence west 81
chains 60 links TO o stake with two red oak
pointers; thence north IL chains to a red oak
"B V S" with red oak and white -0ak
pointersi thence west . chains . links. to a
stake in the corner Of fence with gun and two
red oak pointers; thence north 80 chains ~
links to a stake with white oak pointers;
west "a chains l6 links, 10 o hickory
"W G Az thence south 90 west rs
claims to a stake with two white oak and
maple pointers; thence south 49, west 10
.IoTAn En Itpku4 - n oNoIra l., eba eIav,.I Iii
poplar, sweet gum and black gum pointers;
thence north 55' west, 81 chains so links, TO
the beginning, containing 692 S0-l00 acres,
more or less, and being same tract conveyed
by Thomas j, C%renshaw, TO Merritt II, Cren-
shaw, by deed dated August 10th 1866. and
recorded in book 81 part2 pages 4l3 and Ala,
Registers Office OIL Shelby county.
9th, Two certain tracts Of and in 9Th and
9th Icivil and 18th surveyors district on
the Memphis and Somerville road, and de-
as follows' Hugh McClelland tract,
beginning atthe northwest corner Of a presi-
dent and trustees tract, lying in section 3 and
range 5; thence east with II. G. Thurman, now
VIM A. C~renshaw's line, So poles TOT stake, at
the corner Of the aforementioned Crawley's
field, black oak and hickory pointers, thence
south lS6 poles TO a stake with white oak and
hickory pointers; thence west So poles to a
stake, with three black oak pointers on tho
boundary line of the said $40 acre tract
of land; thence north 1856 poles to the begin
ming, containing 100 acres, more or loss.
Also the II. b. s. Williams tract, beginning
at the northwest corner Of an original entry
in the name Of p. NJ. Miller, now held by
Moses Bolton, and passing west, Bottoms
northeast corner, west with the same to the
Of John Bond, and north with Bonds
line TO the line Of Q. j. Berry's land; thence
east with his line to the west line Of VIM. A.
Crenshaw's land, and south with tho Same TO
the beginning, containing ST1a acres, more or
less, and being the same tracts of land con-
vcyed byThOmas b Crenshaw to Lucy II.
Caldwell by deed dated 10th August, 1866, and