Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-06
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SoetlVV .nu ~, - Justice, her husband,
IT,, Merritt IL. Crenshaw, Lucy IL. Caldwell
and f.. B. Crenshaw.
Dl virtue of tho decree pronounced In this
ID cause by the Supreme Court Of Tennessee.
at Jackson, juno ID, 1879, l will offer for sale,
the highest bidder, in front of the court
house door Of Shelby county in Memphis, on
Saturday, December eth, 1879,
the sew raj tracts of land mentioned and
in said decree as follows:
LIST. Jne tract Of land in Shelby county,
Ninth civil district, 18th surveyors district,
on West creek, a branch Of Wolf river, being
the homestead on which the said Thomas b.
Crenshaw resided, beginning Mt a stake in the
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 pa west 4o chains and 80 links to a
dogwood, with post oak and two black oak
pointers on the hill near the church; thence
west So chains to a white oak, with sassafras
and dOgwOod pointers; thence south IS chains
and Al links to al 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 So
links, with Barnes east line to a small sassa-
tras in corner of fence; thence west 80 chains
81 links to n stake across the branch, with
sweet gum and elm pointers; thence south
west from the clubhouse on a hill; thence
south 55' east, Is chains and 50 links to n
hickory marked Nv. c. Al" thence north ID
10 links TO a stake, on the north side
OF the road, with sweet gum and poplar point
ers; thence west IA chains and 60 links TO n
stake with two maple pointers; thence west
~ 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, 1855, ac-
knowledged August 18th, 1866, and recorded
In the registers office of Shelby county,
"a. a tract Of land in the Eighth civil dis
trict, llth surveyors district Of Shelby coun-
", Tennessee, on L0Osa 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 links to a dogwood, west
Inks 70 Q hickory; thence west Is chains, 5
links south Of a hickory, SO links north of an
ELM thence north IS chains 9 links to a stake,
59 link to a white oak marked "G. A. G.:"
thence east II chains 40 links to a stake, 10
inks north of a hickory marked "H. B." on
the east side OF a cypress pond; thence north
% chains W links to a stake in n small branch,
with hickory and elm pointers; thence east Is
chains to a stake with two white oak and elm
pointers; thence south % chains and 80 links
to a stake, with s~assafrus pointers; thence
east "A chains 66 links to q white oak marked
e.. II" thence 10 chains rs links TO a sweet
gum marked Nv. Tt" thence east q chains
% links to q sweet gum marked "W. IT,"
thence south 81 Chains rs links to a hickory
marked "W. s. IT," thence west 80 chains to
a black gum marked Nv. S. Tt" thence
north % chains IS links to a stake, so feet
north from the center Of the Memphis and
Ohio railroad; thence south So west with said
road, u chains So links to the beginning-con-
tanning SOI 1910 acres. more or less, being
the same and conveyed by Thomas b. Cren.
shaw to Mary l.. CrenshaW by deed dated
August 10th, 1865; acknowledged August 18th,
1856, and recorded in book NOs57, 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
az a stake with three red oak pointers, Mari
eta Il. Crenshaw's southwest corner; thenee
south 10 chains1 links TO q red oak marked
u with three post oak pointers; thence east
with Whitehead north line q chains s. links
TO a snail holly with two post oak pointers:
thence south AZ chains 81 links to a stake, 10
links east of q poplar; thence west 81 chains
~ links to a stake, with two rcd oak pointers;
thence south Is chains 63 links to a stake
with pointers; thence west 4S chains to a black
oak; thence south q chains 81 links to a hick-
DRY; thence cast ia chains 8S links to a stake,
with poplar and persimmon pointers; thence
north 3, west % chains 80 links to an iron
stake in the field on the southwest from the
Clubhouse, Marietta B. reLshaw's corner;
thence west with the south line 81 chains so
Ink to the beginning-containing sos 50-100
acres, more or less, being same tract conveyed
by Thomas b.. Cre1shaw 70. Thomas B. Cren-
shaw, jr., by deed dated August 10th, 1855,
ana recorded IN book BY, part 2, pages Az and
Alb, 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 al iron bar on the hill in
the field southwest from the gin-house, being
Thomas b. Crenshaw, jr, and Marietta b,
Crenshaw's corner; thence south 80, eastiwith
Thomas b. Crenshaw, jr. 5, line rs chains SO
links to a stake in Thomas Aliens north line,
with Poplar and persimmon pointers; thence
east. So chains, n links, crossing West
creek to a stake in Ecklin's west line, with
ash 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 80 chains II links, to a stake with
hickory and black oak pointers; thence north
Z chains 20 links to a stake with dogwood
pointers marked "B Y S." thence west 81
chains 81 links to a stake with two red oak
pointers; thence north II chains to a red oak
marked 'fB V S" with red oak and white oak
pointers; thence west 9 chains 8 links TO a
stake in the corner Of fence with gum and two
red oak pointers; thence north 80 chains Y
links to q stake with white oak pointers,
thence west "a chains l6 links, to q hickory
marked wv @ Al" thence south 2Oo west &c
claims to q stake with two white oak and
maple pointers; thence south 450 west Is
chains 90 links to a stake in the slough, with
poplar, sweet gum and black gum pointers;
thence north o. west, AZ chains so links, 10
the beginning, containing 692 S0-l00 aeres,
more OF less, and being same traat aanveyed
by Thomas Is. .CrenshaY, To- Merritt H. Cren.
shaw, by deed dated August 10th 1865, and
recorded IN bAok 81 part 2 nages 41S and Ala,
Registers office of Shelby county.
5th. Two certain tracts Of land IN 9Th md
9Th lciyil and 18th surveyors district on
the Memphis and Snmerville road. and de.
scribed as follows; Ilpsh MeCielland tract.
beginning at tho northwest corner OF a presi.
dent ana, trustees tract, lying in section g and
range s. Thence east with r. Q, Thurman, now
YIN CrenShaw's line, 80 poles to stake, a
the corner OF the aforementioned Crawleyii
field, black oak and hickory pointers; theme,
south ls6 poles TO a stake with white oak AMI
hickory pointers; thence west IS poles fo ,
stake, with three black oak painters on III,
west boundary line Of the said $40 acre trac
OF land; thence nQrth 1888 poles to the begin
ming, containing 100 acres, more or less.
Algp the II. B. S. Williams tract, b~eginnfai
at the northwest corner of an original entr,
" the name Of p. NJ. Miller, now held b,
Moses Bolton, and passing west, Bolton
northeast corner, wSst with the same TO tn,
lands Of Iahh Bond, and north with Bond
line 10 the line Of c. j. Berry's land, theme
east with his line to the west line Of VIM
Crenshaw's land, and south VITA the same d
me beginning, containing Sf% acres, moro o
less and heing the same tracts Of land con
yeyed BY Thomas b, Cgenshaw TO Lucy II
Caldwell BY deed dated 10th August, 1866, AM
recorded ID Hook No. 81, part 2, pages 41l
us and as, Registers office Of Shelby coun
~, Tennessee.
9Th. Two certain tracts or parcols Of lam
in the 9th and 18th surveyors districts, Sholb,
county, Tennessee, on the waters Of Wolfriver
about two miles from Germantown, and dc
scribed as follows; r. NJ. Galloway tract
beginning at a stake in McGilber Rogers
south line, 81 links east ola white oah markei
AZ thence south 2ho, wOst, 80 chains, 8
links to a stake, Whence north 45o west, 4
links 70 a Whito oak marked "A;" theme
west u chaihs to q stake, whence cast 10
north 70 links TO a white oak markedNA;'
thence south chains links to a hickory
links south ofa post oak marked ''A," theme
west chains 20 links TO q stake, 30 link
| north Ria rcd oak marked "A;" thence soutl