Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-20
LEGAL.

4AhAAMNAAN nv 1"L"AN vs. 4 ~
Justice and N. j. Justice, her husband,
Mary i. Crenshaw, Thomas b. Crenshaw,
ir., Merritt H. Crenshaw, Lucy II. Caldwell
and f. b. Crenshaw.
DY virtue Of the decree pronounced in this
ID cause by the Supreme Court of Tennessee,
at Jackson, June I'd, 1879, | will offer for sale,
to the highest bidder, in front Of the court
house door of Shelby county in Memphis, on
Saturday, December 9Th, 1879,
the several tracts of land mentioned and
described in said decree US follows:
LIST. Jne tract Of land in Shelby county,
Ninth civil district, llth surveyors district,
on West creek, a branch of Welt river, being
the homestead on which the said Thomas b.
CrenshaW resided, beginning at a stake in the
road opposite the gate of his residence, in the
road leading from the Memphis and SOmeI-
vile to the Memphis and Macon road, run
ming by Morning Sun Church and Academy,
north 25159 west 4S chains and 80 links to a
dogwood, with post oak and two black oak
pointers on the hill near the church; thence
west 81 chains to a white oak, with sassafras
and %d0gwood pointers; thence south Is chains
and Al links TO an old black oak stump, with
two red oak pointers; thence east 2 chains 81
links to a little black gum with hickory point
ers, Barnes corner; thence south "a chains IS
links, with Barnes east line to a small sassa-
fTas in corner of fence; thence west 80 chains
so links to a stake across the branch, with
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west from the clubhouse on a hill; thence
south 55~ east, 70 chains and so inks to n
hickory marked Nv. Q. Al" thence north 13
chains 10 links to n stake, on tho north side
OF the road, with sweet gum and poplar point
ers; thence west IA chains and co links to a
stake with two maple pointers; thence west
II north, . the MISUNDERSTANDING $50
acres, being the same tract conveyed by
Thomas b. Cgenshaw to Marietta B. Cren-
shaw BY deed dated August. 10th, 1866, ac-
knnuInnnhn AnnnUf Ikth lAle nwI ...--1.
IN the registers office Of Shelby county.
I'd. a tract of land in the Eighth civil dis
trictl 18th Surveyor district of Shelby cOun-
w., 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 50 feet north Of tho 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 links to n dOgWOod, west
links to a hickory; thence west l6 chains, 5
links south of o hickory, 50 links north of an
elm; thence north Is chains9 links to a stake,
80 links to a white oak marked sc. A. IL"
thence east II chains 49 links to o stake, 10
inks north Of a hickory marked III. B." on
the east side or 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 a stake with two white oak and elm
pointers; thence south 8 chains and 80 links
to a stake, with sassatras pointers; thence
east IA chains GO links TO a white oak marked
"E. t." thence 10 chains rs links to a sweet
gum marked wv. Tt" thence east q chains
Is links to a sweet gum marked "W. t."
thence south 81 chains IS links to a hickory
marked NV. S. t." thence west 80 chains to
north % chains 80 links TO a stake, 30 feet
north from the center Of the Memphis and
Ohio railroad; thence south SO west with said
road, n chains 5Slinks to the beginning-con-
taining 301 85-lO acres, more or less, being
the came land conveyed by Thomas B. Cren-
shaw to Mary l., CrenshaW by deed dated
August 10th, 1865; acknowledged August 18th,
1866, 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-
see, on the north side of the Macon and Mem
phis road and described as follows: Beginning
at stake with three red oak pointers, Mari
eta b. Crenshaw's southwest corner; thence
south 10 chains5 links to a red oak marked
II; " with three post oak pointers; thence east
with Whitehead's north line q chains So links
to a small holly with two. post oak pointers:
thence south 40 chains 81 links to a stake, 10
links east OF o poplar; thence west 81 chains
20 links to a stake, with two rcd oak pointers;
thence south l5 chains 63 links TO a stake
with pointers; thence west 43 chains to a black
oak; thence south "a chains 81 links to q hick-
DRY; thence east ia chains So links to a stake,
with poplar and persimmOn pointers; thence
north 81, west IS chains so links to an iron
stake in the field on the southwest from the
clubhouse, Marietta B. CreLshaw's corner;
thence west with the south line Ct chains 50
links to the Notwithstanding 500 5000
ecres, more or less, being anne tract conveyed
by Thomas Is. Crenshaw to Thomas b. Cren-
shaw, jr., by deed dated August 10th, 1866,
and recorded in book 50, part 2, pages 412 and
4l3, registers Office Of Shelby county.
4th. A tract of land in Ninth civil and llth
surveyor 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 tho gin-house, being
Thomas Is. CT6nshaw, IT,, and Marietta B,
gTenshaw,s corner; thence south 81, eastswith
Thomas b. Crenshaw, jr.'s, line IS chains so
links to q stake in Thomas Aliens north line,
with Poplar and persimlnon pointers; thence
east 30 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. i. Patricks tract;
thence east 86 chains II links, to a stake with
hickory and black oak pointers; thence north
chains 20 links to q stake with dogwOod
pointers marked i'B V s." thence west n
chains 81 links to a stake with two red oak
pointers; thence north IL chains to n red oak
marked "B V S" with red oak and white oak
pointers; thence west 9 chains 3 links TO q
stake n the porner Of fence with gum and two
red oak pointers; thence north 80 chains 70
inks to a stake with white oak pointers;
thence west "a chains 10 links, to a hickory
marked 'W . Az" thence south 90 west 26
claims to a stake with two white oak and
maple pointers; thence south 49, west 10
chains 50 links to a stake in the slough, with
poplar, sweet gum and black gum pointers;
thence north So west, AZ chains SO links, to
fha hagtARtmn aontufnfnn 600 en- 100 -.
more or less and being same tract conveyed
by Thomas B. CrenshaW, to Merritt II. Cren-
shaw, by deed dated August 10th 1855, and
recorded in book BT part pages 4l3 and Ala,
Registers Office ofShelby county.
9th. Two certain tracts Of land in Sth and
sth fciYil and 18th surveyors district on
the Memphis and SQmeryille road, and de-
scribcd as follows! Hugh McClolland tract,
beginning at the northwest corner Of a presi-
dent and trustees tract, lying IN section 3 and
range 8; thence east with +. G.. Thurman, now
VIM A OfapGhaY's line, 80 poles to a stake, at
field, black oak and hickory pointers; thence
south 1856 poles to a stake with white oak and
hickory pointers; thence west IS poles to a
stake, with three black oak pointers on the
west %b9uRaary limo n ,the sold B49. 9cTe tract
ming, containing 100 acres, more or less.
Also the II. b. S. Williams tract, beginning
atthe northwest corner of m original entry
in the name. Of p. N. Miller, now held by
Moses Bolton, and passing west, Bottoms
| northeast corner, west with tho same to the
lands Of John Bond, and north with Bonds
limo to the line VI Z. \. RerTy's land; thence
east with his line to the west line Of VIM. A.
Crenshaw's land, and south with the same to
the beginning, containing S7H acres, more or
less, and being the same tracts Of lRnd con-
veyed By Thomas y, CTepshaw 70 Lucy II.
Caldwell by decd dated 10th August, 1865, and
recorded in Book No. 81, part 2, pages Ala,
li5 and tl6, Registers office of Shelby coun-
Is, Tennessee.
9th. Two certain tracts or parcels Of land
in the 9th and 18th surveyors districts, Shelby
county, Tennessee, on the waters Of Wolfriver,
about two miles from Germantown, and de-
scribod as follows; II. NJ. Galloway tract,
beginning at q stake in McGilber Rogers
south line, Silinks east ola white oak marked
'AJ" thence south 261a', west, 80 chains, 30
links ia G stake, whence north 49, west, Do
links to a white oak marked IA" thence
west % chains 10 q stake, whence east TO-
north 70 links to a white oak marked ''A;"
thence south Z chains 10 links 10 y hickory s
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