Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-10
LEGAL.

- cause BY the Supreme Court Of Tennessee,
at jackson, June %, 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.
lst. Jne tract Of land in Shelby county,
Ninth civil district, llth surveyors district,
on West creek, branch Of Wolf river, being
the homestead on which the said Thomas B.
CrcnshaW resided, beginning at q 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 aud Academy,
north 2514' west % chains and 80 links 10 n
dogwood, with post oak and two black oak
pointers on the bill near the church: thence
west So chains to a white oak, with sagsafras
and d0gw0Od pointers; thence south Is Chains
and Al links to an old black oak stump, with
two red oak pointers; thence east chains 81
links 10 little black gum with hickory point
ers, Barnes corner; thence south "a chains IS
links, with Barnes east line 10 a small sassa-
fras in corner Of fence; thence west 50 chains
50 links TO stake across the branch, with
sweet gum and elm pointers; thence south
west from the clubhouse on a hill; thence
south So cast, IS chains and so links 10 o
hickory marked Nv. Q. Al" thence north l3
cholns 10 links 10 stake, on the north side
Of the road, with sweet gum and poplar point
ers; thence west II chains and 20 links to
stake with two maple pointers; thence west
" north, TO the beginnlng-cOntaining son
acres, being the same tract conveyed by
Thomas b. Crenshaw TO Marietta b. lren-
shaw By deed dated August 10TH 1866, ac-
knOwledged August 18th, ls66, and recorded
in the registers Office of Shelby county.
I'd. tract OF land in the Eighth civil dis
trict, ilth surveyors district of Shelby cOun-
IS, Tennessee, on LO0sa latchie river. on
both sides Of the river. and on both sides Of
the Memphis and Ohio railroad, about %
miles from Memphis and described as follows:
Beginning at a stake 50 feet north of the 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 links to a dogwood, west
links to hickory; thence west l6 chains, 5
links south of hickory, 38 links north of an
elm; thence north Is chains links to stake,
80 links TO white oak marked sc. A. G.;"
thence east II chains 49 links 90 q stake, 10
links north of a hickory marked I'll. B. on
the east side of a cypress pond; thence north
70 chains W 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 Is chains and % links
to q stake, with sassafrus pointers: thence
cast IA Chains G6 links TO white oak marked
IL. t." thence Is chains 70 links to a sweet
gum marked Nv. r.; thence east q chains
70 links to a sweet gum marked "W. T..
thence south 90 chains Is links TO a hickory
marked 'W. s. IT," thence west 80 chsins to
a black gun marked Nv. S. t. thence
north % chains IS links to a stake, 80 feet
north from the center Of the Memphis and
Ohio railroad; thence south 80 west with said
rOGd, n chains So links to the beginning-con-
tanning SJI 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, 1866; acknowledged August 18th,
1855, 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, Tennes-
see, on the north side Of the Macon and Mem
phis road and described as follows: Beginning
lt stake with three red oak pointers, Mari
eta B CrenshaW + southwest corner; thence
| south 10 chains IS links to a red oak marked
'E. y with three post oak pointers; thence east
| with Whitehead north line 2l chains 58 links
| 10 q small holly with two post oak pointers:
| thence south ~ chains 81 links to q stake, 10
| inks east Of poplar; thence west q chains
| 20 links to stake, with two red oak pointers:
thence south IS chains GO links TO q stake
oak; thence south "a chains 3 links to u hick-
Ory; thence east Ia chains IS links to stake,
with poplar and persimmOn pointers; thence
north g, west s. chains 80 links TO an iron
stake in the field on the southwest from the
gin-house, Marietta =. CreL shaw's corner.
I
links to the beginning 696 So 100
| acres, more or less, being same tract conveyed
by Thomas b. CrenshaW to Thomas B. Creu-
| shaw, ir.,. by deed dated August 10Th, 1866.
lnd recorded In book 5g, part 2, pages 4l2 and
il3, registers Office Of Shelby county.
4,h A tract of land in Ninth civil and llth
surveyors district, Shelby county, Tennessee,
on the waters of West creek, a branch OF
Wolf river, and on the north side ofthe Mem
phs and Macon road, and described as fol
lows Beginning at an iron bar on the hill in
the field southwest from the giH-house being
Thomas D. Crenshaw, jr., and Marietta h.
Crenshaw corner thence south g., eastLwith
Thomas b. Crenshaw jr. s, line rs chains 50
links to a stake in Thomas Allen north line,
with Poplar and persimmOn pointers; thence
east 80 chains, N links, crossing West
creek 90 q stake in Ecklin q west line with
ash pointers, thence north 81 chains q links,
to a sugar tree with elm and rcd bud pointers.
the northwest corner of j. b. Patricks tract;
tnence east S6 chains II links. to a stake with
hickory aud black oak painters; thence north
chains ~ links 70 q stake with dOgw00d
pointers marked "B Y s." thence west n
pointers; thence north II chains TO red oak
marked - 5 with red oak and white oak
pointers; thence west chains b links to a
stake in the corner Of fence with gum and two
red oak pointers; thence north ~ chains ~
links to stake with white oak pointers;
marked Nv O AZ" thence south On wost 96
claims TO stake with two white oak and
maple pointers; thence south i5o west 10
chains 30 links to a stake in the slough, with
poplar, sweet gum and black gum pointers.
thence north IS west, II chains so Links, ia
the beginning, containing COZ S0-10o acres
more or less and being same iraet conveyed
by Thomas b. CrenshaW, to Merritt II. Cren
shaw, by deed dated August 10Th 1865, nnd
recorded IN book 5i part pages 4l3 and Ala, |
Registers office Of Shelby county
5th. Two certain tracts Of land In sih and |
gth lclyil and llth surveyors district on
the Memphis aud Someryille road, and de- |
scrbcd rs iOl0ws' Hugh McCleland tract. |
beginning nj the northwest corner of n prcsi- |
dent and trustees tract, lying in section Sand !
range oi thenee east with I, q. Thurman, now
" N A Crenshaw' line, SO poles ton stake, at |
the corner Of the aforementioned Crawiey's |
hold, black oak and hickory painters; thence |
south lsb poles 10 a stake with white oak and |
hickory pointers; thence west SIS poies To !
stake, with three black oak pointers on the |
west boundary line Of the said $40 acre tract
OF land; thence north ls6 poles to the begin |
ming, containing 100 acres, more or less.
Also the II Z, S. Williams tract, beginning |
ct the northwest corner Of an original entry |
in the name Of r. 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 |
INV W Wv tlAlN Va " y DUTY lNnu. IlpnUn /
east with his line to the west line of VIM. 4. !
Crenshaw's land and south with the same 10 |
the begipHingi containing SJ12 acres, more or |
less ahd being the same tracts of land con |
veyed BY Thomas ,, Crenshaw TO Lucy II |
Caldwell BY decd dated 10th August, 1896. and |
recorded in Book No. 81, part 2, pages liI |
40 and 49, Registers office of Shelby coun,
ty, Tennessee.
9th. Two certain tracts or parcels of land |
IN the 9th and llth surveyors distriets. Shelly
ty,Iennessee, on the waters Of fWolfriver,
about two miles from Germantown, and do.
SScribed as iollowsi. II. NJ, GALLOWAY tract |
peglpairg a. a stake in McGiiber Rogers, |
sontn llne, "a links east ofa white oak marked |
IA thence south 261s' west, 80 chains. 10 !
links to stake, whence north l55 west "a |
INKS 70 a, white oak marked "A;" thence !
west - chains TO a stake, whence east iO5 |
north % links toa white oak marked "A;' |
thenee south chains 0 links TO a hickory |
INKS south Of post oak marked "A;" thence |
west chains 30 links to a stake, 30 links |
north.of red oak marked "a" thence sonib |
70 west As chain, 20 links to n staLo AZ lints |