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

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In Supreme Court at Jackson-Caroiine Far
rabee, administrative, and BENJAMIN 4.
Farrabee, Louisiana Treadwell and W. Il.
Treadwell, 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 4. b. Crenshaw.
DY virtue of the decree pronounced in this
ID cause by the Supreme Court Of Tennessee,
at jackson. June 2d, 1879, | will offer for sale,
20 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 as follows:
LIST; Jne tract Of land in Shelby county,
Ninth civil district, 18th surveyor's district.
on West creek, a branch Of Wolf river. being
the homestead on which the said Thomas Is.
Orenshaw 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 5I' west IS chains and 80 links to a
dOgw0od, with post oak and two black oak
pointers on the hill near the church; thence
west % chains TO a white oak, with s~assafraS
and dOgwo0d 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-
fras in corner Of fence; thence west 80 chains
50 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 Wv. G. Al" thence north l3
chains 10 links to u stake, on the north side
OF the road, with sweet gum and poplar point
ers; thence west II chains and 10 links to a
stake with two maple. pointers; thence west
u north. to the MISUNDERSTANDING $50
acres, being the same tract conveyed by
Thomas b. Crenshaw to Marietta B. Gren-
shaw by deed dated August 10th, 1866, ac-
knOwledged August 18th, 1866, and recorded
in the registers office of Shelby county.
"a. 4 tract of land in the Eighth civil dis
trict, 18th surveyors 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 q stake So feet north of tho cen
GER 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 q hickory; thence west l6 chains,5
links south of a hickory, 3S links north of an
81 links to a white oak marked sc. A. G.;"
thence east II chains 40 links to n stake, 10
inks north of a hickory marked III. b." on
the east side of a cypress. pond; thence north
20 Nuulllc " lluhc W II hldkt IN a Small DranCls
with hickory aud elm pointers; thence east Is
chains to a stake with two white oak and elm
pointers; thence south Is chains and % links
to a stake, with sassafras pointers; thence
east Il chains s. links to a white oak marked
Il, t. thenee Is chains IS links to a sweet
p links to o sweet sum marked "W. IT."
thence south 81 chains IS links to a hickory
marked w S. IT," thence west 30 chains to
north 2s chains IS links to a stake. 50 feet
north from the center of the Memphis and
Ohio railroad; thence south 69' vest with said
road, n chains So to the beginning-cOn-
%tnining SI S5-lt0 acres, more or less, being
the same land conveyed by Thomas b. Cren
shaw to Mary L. ~Crenshaw By deed dated
August 10th, le66; acknowledged August 18th,
1868, 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 18th
surveyors district Of Shelby county, Tennes-
see, on the north side of the Macon and Mem
phis road and described as follows: Beginning
ut n stake with three red oak pointers, Mari
eta u. Crenshaws southwest corner; thence
south 10 chains65 links to n red oak marked
~ with three post oak pointers; thence east
with Whitehead's north line q chains 5 Sinks
TO a small holly with two post oak pointers:
thence south Az chains 81 links to a stake, 10
links east of a poplar; thence west 81 chains
70 links to n stake, with two red oak pointers;
thence south % chains 63 links to n stake
with pointers; thence west 43 chains to a black
oak; thence south "a chains 81 links to a hick-
CRY; thence east ia chains SO links to stake,
with poplar and persimmon pointers; thence
north 81, west IS chains so links to an iron
It Ike in the field on the southwest from the
Clubhouse, Marietta Il. CreL shaw's corner;
thence west with the south line 81 chains 50
links to the Notwithstanding 696 so lU0
acres, more or less, being same tract conveyed
by Thomas -. Crenshaw to Thomas b. Cren-
shaw, jr., by deed dated August 10th, 1866,
md recorded in book So, part 2, pages.4i2 and
4l3, register 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
Thomas b. Crenshaw, jr., and Marietta b.
Crenshaw's corner; thence south g., east,with
Thomas u. Crenshaw, jr.' IS, line vs. chains so
links TO a stake in Thomas Aliens north line,
with Poplar and persimmon pointers; thence
cast 30 chains, II links, crossing West
creek to a stake In Ecklin's west line, with
nEh pointers, thence north 81 chains q links,
TO a sugar tree with elm and red bud pointers,
the northwest corner Of J. b. Patricks tract;
thence east IS chains Ii links, to a stake with
hickory and black oak pointers; thence north
7 chains 20 links 70 q stake with dogwood
pointers marked "B V 81" thence west 81
chains 81 links to q stake with two red oak
pointers; thence north IL chains to a red oak
marked "B V S" with red oak and white oak
pointers; thence west y chains 8 links to O
stake in the corner Of fence with gum and two
red oak pointers; thence north 80 chains ~
links TO a stake with white oak pointers;
thence west u chains l6 links, to O hickory
marked NV e Az" thence south 209 west 2G
claims to q stake with two white oak and
maple pointers; thence south 49, west 10
chains so links to n stake in the slough, with
poplar, sweet gum and black gum pointers;
THENCE north So west, 81 chains so links, to
the beginning, containing 692 S0-100 acres,
more or less, and being same tract conveyed
by Thomas u. Crenshaw, to Merritt II. Cren-
shaw, by deed dated August 10th 1865, and
recorded In book 81 part 2 pages 4l3 and ana,
Register Office Of Shelby county.
9th. Two certain tracts Of land in Sth and
9th civil and llth surveyors district on
the Memphis and Somerville road, and de-
seribed us follows; Hugh McClelland tract,
beginning at the northwest corner of a presi-
dent and trustees tract, lying in section 3 and
range B; thence east with n. G, Thurman, now
v IN A .Cronshaw's line, Sc poles TOT stake, at
the corner Of the aforementioned Crawley's
field, black oak aud hickory pointers thence
south 1856 poles to q stake with white oak and
hickory pointers, thonco west IS poles 10 a
stake, with three black oak pointers on the
! west boundary line Of tho said $40 acre tract
Of land; thence north lsH poles TO the begin
ming, containing 100 acres, more or loss.
Also the II. b. 5. Williams tract, beginning
at the northwest corner Of an original entry
in the name Of !, NJ, Miller, now held BY
Moses Bolton and passing west, Bottoms
northeast corner, west with the same to the
lands Of John Bond, and north with Bonds
line to the line Of G.. j. Berry's land; thence
east with his line to the west line of VIM. A,
Crenshaw's land, and south with the same to