Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-22

ID cause by the Supreme Court Of Tennessee,
al jackson, June %, 1873, l will oass for sale,
70 the highest bidder, in front of the court
house door Of Shelby county in Memphis, on
Saturday, December eth, 1879,
the several tracts of land mentioned and
described in said decree as follows;
LIST. one tract Of land in Shelby county,
Ninth civil district, llth surveyors district,
on West roek. a branch Of Wolf river, being
the bomesteadP n which the said Thomas b.
Crenshaw resided, beginning ut 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 2bh0 west 48 chains and % links 10 4
dogwood, with post oak and two blaeR oek
pointers on. the hill near the church; thence
west SO chains to a white oak, with sassafras
and dogwood pointers; thence south 10 chains
and4 links to an old black oak stump, with
two red oak pointers; thence east 2 chains 81
links to q little black gum with hickory point-
ers, Barnes corners; thence south "a chains IS
links, with Barnes east line to a small sassa-
fras IN corner of fence; thence west 80 chains
% 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 cast, rs chains and so links to a
hickory marked Nv. G. Al" thence north Is
chains 10 links to a stake, on the north side
OF the road, with sweet gum and poplar point
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stake with two maple pointers; thence west
"a north, to the MISUNDERSTANDING $50
acres, being the same tract conveyed BY
Thomas B; Crenshaw to Marietta b. Cren-
shaw by deed dated August 10th, 1858, ac-
knowledged August 18th, 1866, and recorded
in the registers Office Of Shelby county.
"a. a tract Of land in the Eighth civil dis
tricti 18th surveyors district of Shelby coun-
IT,, Tennessee, on Loosa Hatchie river, on
both sides Of the river, and on both sides of
the Memphis 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- dOgwood, west
links to a hickory; thence west Is chains, 5
links south of a hickory, 3S links north of an
elm; thence north Is chains9 links to a stake,
~ link to a.whlte oak marked sc. A. G.;"
thence east II Chains 40 links to q stake, 10
links north of a hickory marked III. B." on
the east side Of a cypress pond; thence north
% chains 81 links to a stake in o small branch,
with hickory and elm pointers; thence east Is
chains to a stake with two white oak and elm
to a stake, with sassafras pointers; thence
cast IA chains 66 links to a white oak marked
"E. t." thence IS chains rs links to a sweet
gum marked NV. t." thence east q chains
Is links to a sweet gum marked Nv. I'll"
thence south 81 chains rs links to a hickory
marked NV. S. IT," thence west 30 chains to
a black gum marked Nv. IS. III" thence
north % chains 90 links 10 u stake, 80 feet
north from the center of the Memphis and
Ohio railroad; thence south $50 west with said
road, 81 chains 5Slinks to the beginning-eon-
tanning 30i S5-lC0 acres, more or less, being
the same land conveyed by Thomas b. Cren-
shaw to Mary l.. CrenshaW by decd dated
August 10th, 1858; acknowledged August 18th,
1856, and recorded in book No. 81, pages 410
and All Of the registers Office OF Shelby
county.
Sd. A tract of land in Ninth civil and 18th
surveyors district Of Shelby county, Tennes-
sec, on the north side Of the Macon and Mem
phis road and described as follows; Beginning
ut q stake with three red oak. pointers, Mari
eta Il. Crenshaw's southwest corner; thence
south 10 chains65 links to a red oak marked
4 with three post oak pointers; thence east
with Whitehead's north line 81 chains 50 Links
to a small holly with tive post oak pointers;
thence south 40 chains 81 links to a stake, IL
links east of a poplar; thence west 81 chain.
~ links to a stake, with two red oak pointers;
thence south Is hains 63 links to n stake
with pointers; thence west 43 chains to a black
oak; thence south q chains 81 links to a hick-
DRY; thence east Ia chains So links to a stake,
will. poplar and persimmon pointers; thence
north -, west 50 chains 50 links to an iron
stake in tho field on the southwest from the
clubhouse, Marietta B. CreLshaw's corner;
thence west with the south line 81 chains 81
links to the Notwithstanding COG 5O-IOC
~ - AAN ArNf ItAht WI. NAANA kNANESLh
by Thomas b. Urenshaw to Thomas b. Cren-
shaw, jr., by decd dated August 10th, 1866,
and recorded in book SO, part 2, pages 412 and
4iS, registers Office Of Shelby county.
4th. A tract Of land in Ninth civil and 11tf
surveyors district, Shelby county, Tennessee,
on the waters of West creek, q branch o.
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
= Ih0mng- II flrnnchuru - and AuwfnNk. u
grenshaw's corner thence south s., eastswitl
Thomas j, CrenshaW, If. s, line So chains d
links TO q stake in Thomas Allen's north limo,
with Poplar and persimmon pointersi thence
east, 80 chains. n links, crossing West
creek 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. 3. Patricks tract,
thence east 70 chains Ii links, To q stake with
hickory and black oak p%ainterai thence north
pointers intern { marked M : jked' '9iBS Y i ST. thence S5IG aU %sst &
chains 81 links to stake with two red oab
pointers; thence north IL chains to a red oab
marked "B V 81 with red oak and white CAL
pointers; thence west . chains 9 links to d
stake in the corner Of fence with gum and two
red oak pointers; thence north SO chains II
T. links to a stake with white oak pointers,
: marked wv @ Al" thence south 2Oo west d
claims to a stake with two white oak and
maple pointers; thence south AS west il
chains so links to a stake in the slough, witt
poplar, sweet gum and black gum pointers,
g THENCE north hbs Wogt, ~ chains so links, Il
the beginning, containing 500 80-100 acres
t more or loss, and being same tract conveyed
by Thomas b. ,Crenshawi to Merritt IL. Cren
, shaw, by decd dated August 10th 1866, anC
recorded in book 81 part 2 pages 413 and 44
Registers Office of Shelby county.
9th. Two certain tracts OF land in Sth anC
gth civil and 18th surveyors district OF
the Memphis and Somoryille road, and de.
scFibed as flllOWsi Hugh M9Olelland tract
, beginning at tho northwest corner Of presi
I dent and trustees tract, lying in section 3 anC
: range D; thence east with II. c. Thurman, nov
: VIM A. Crenshaw's line, Sc poles to a stake, a
the corner Of the aforementioned Crawley'I
field, black oak and hickory pointers; thence
. south IS6 poles to a stake with white oak ant
hickory p9intersi thence vest IS poles 10
stake, With thr6p black oak pointers on tn,
west boundary line Of the said $40 acre trac
: Of land; thence north 1856 poles 10 the begin.
ming, containing 100 acres, more or less.
: Also the II. b. S. Williams tract, beginning
at tho northwest corner Of an original entry
= in the name Of p. NJ. Miller, now held b,
Moses Bolton, and passing west, Bolton
+ northeast corner, west with the same to thu
lands of John Bond, aud north with Bond
. line to the line Of C, j. Rerr}fs land; thence
r cast with his line TO the wosi 40 Of VIM. A
9 CrenshaW's land, and south With the same X
the beginning, containing 87H acres, more Of
. lessf ana being the same tracts Of land con
}, veyed by Thomas b, Crenshaw to Lucy III
y Caldwell BY deed dated 10th August, 1876, ant
recorded in Book No. 81, part 2, pages 4l4
as and 4l6, Registers Office Of Shelby coun
ty, Tennessee.
9th. Two certain tracts or parcels Of lant
a in the 9Th and 18th surveyors districts, Shelb,
county, Tennessee, on the waters ofWOlfriver
n about two miles from Germantown, and de
h scribed as follows; R. NJ. Galloway tract
beginning a, a stake in heGilber Rogers
Q south line, 81 links east ola white oak marked
n AZ thence south $50, west, 80 chains, 8
a inks To a stake, whence north l5o west, 4
links to a white oak marked AZ theme
II north % links to n white oak marked "A;'
thence south chains 20 links to a hickory
links south ofa post oak marked IA" theme
west Z chains so links to a stake, 30 link
) north. oft red oak marked ''A;" thence soutl
25' west Is chain, 70 links to a stake As link
south ola poplar marked "a" thence east 2
chains 80 links TO a stake, II links from
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