Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-17

Justice and N. j. Justice, her husband,
Mary L. Crenshaw, Thomas b. Crenshaw,
Jr., Merritt IL. Crenshaw, Lucy II. Caldwell
and +. b. Crenshaw.
by virtue Of the decree pronounced in this
ID cause by the Supreme Court Of Tennessee,
at jackson, June %, 1879, ! will offer for sale,
70 the highest bidder, m front of tho court
house door OF Shelby county in Memphis, on
saturday, December 9Th, 1870,
the sew raj 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 creek, a branch of Wolf river, being
the homestead on which the said Thomas b..
Cre9shaw 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 80 west 48 chains and 90 links To a
dogwood, with post oak and two black oak
pointers on the hill near the church; thence
west Do chains to a white oak, with sassafras
and dogwoOd 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 Il 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
SO links to a stake across the branch, with
sweet gum and elm pointers; thence south
| WNnl llNm hnN Flu-hOunt On a nil, IlcnCo
south 550 east, rs chains and so links to a
| hickory marked Nv. @. Al" thence north 13
| chains 10 links Ia a stake, on the north side
! Of the road, with sweet gum and poplar point
ersi thence west IA chains and co links to a
stake with two maple pointers; thence west
~ north, to the beginning-containing 800
acres, being the SAM tract conveyed by
Thomas b. Crenshaw TO Marietta b. Cren-
shaw by deed dated August 10th, 1866, ac-
knowledged August 18TH. 1866, and recorded
l in tho rauaafnrFu a nfnn aF Ahnlku n.n
ID. A tract of land in the Eighth civil dis
trict, 18th surveyor district Of Shelby coun-
ty, 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 tho CEN
ter of the Memphis and Ohio railroad, whore
Matthew Edwards west line would cross the
railroad; thence north Z chains 81 links to a
stake; thence south Sinks to q dogwood, west
links to a hickory; thence west l6 chains, 5
links south of a hickory, 80 links north of an
elm; thence north Is chains 9 links to q stake,
80 links to u white oak marked sc. A. e."
thence east II chains 40 links to a stake, 10
links north of a hickory marked III. b." on
the east side of a cypress pond; thence north
% chains " links to a stake in a small branch,
with hickory and elm pointers; thence east Is
chains to q stake with two white oak and elm
pointers; thence south % chains and % links
to q stake, with sassafras pointers; thence
1 east IA Cuullb W lluhh 70 u WHO Odh muIkeQ
"E. IT," thence Is chains rs links to a sweet
gum marked "W. t." thence east q chains
70 links to u sweet gum marked Nv. I'll"
thence south b2 chains 70 links to a hickory
marked Nv. S. Tt" thence west 30 chains to
a black gum marked "W. S. IL" thence
north from the center Of the Memphis and
! Ohio railroad; thence south GO west with said
road, u chains 58links to the b~eginning-con-
tanning S0I S5-lOO acres, more, or less, being
the same land conveyed by Thomas b. Cren-
shaw to Mary l.. Crenshaw by deed dated
August 10th, 1865; acknowledged August 18th,
1865, and recorded in book No. 81, pages 40
and AL 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 Il. Crenshaw's southwest corner; thence
south 10 chains5 links to a red oak marked
II" Withthree post oak pointers; thence east
with Whitehead's north line q chains 5Slinks
to a small holly with two post oak pointers:
thence south 49 chains 81 links to a stake, 10
links east Of a poplar, thence west 81 chains
20 links to a stake, with two rod oak pointers;
thence south 10 chains 63 links to aStake
with pointers; thence west 43 chains to a black
oak; thence south "a chains 81 links to a hick-
DRY; thence east ia chains IS links to n stake,
with poplar and persimmOn pointers; thence
north g., west % chains so links to an iron
stake in the field on the southwest from the
Clubhouse, Marietta B. CreIshaw's corner;
thence west with the south line 81 chains 50
links to the Notwithstanding 696 50-10O
acres, more or less, being same tract conveyed
by Thomas B. CrenshaW to Thomas b. Cren-
shaw, jr., by deed dated August 10th, 1866,
and recorded in book So, part 2, pages 4l2 and
4l3, registers Office of Shelby county.
4th. A tract of land in Ninth civil and 18th
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 the Clubhouse, being
Thomas b. Crenshaw, jr., and Marietta b,
Crenshaw' corner; thence south 81, eastswith
Thomas 3. Crenshaw, jr. s, line IS chains 90
links to q stake in Thomas Aliens north line,
with Poplar and persimmOn pointers; thence
east IS chains, II links, crossing West
creek to n stake in Eckiin's west line. with
ash pointers, thence north 81 chains q links,
to a sugar tree with elm and rod bud pointers,
the northwest corner Of j.. b. Patrioks tract;
thence east So chains Il links, to a stake with
hickory and black oak pointers thence north
pointers marked "B V 81" thence west 81
chains 90 links to q stake with two red oak
pointers; thence north ii chains TO a red oak
marked "B V 5" with red oak and white oak
pointers; thence west 8 chains 8 links to a
| blhkt III Aut NNAutI VI ltnct Win gum anu lM0
red oak pointers; thence north 80 chains u
links to a stake with white oak pointers;
thence west "a chains l6 links, to q hickory
marked "W G AZ" thence south 90 west q
claims to n stake with two white oak and
maple pointers; thence south AS west Is
chains 30 links to o stake in the slough, with
poplar, sweet gum and black gum pointers;
thence north So west, AZ chains 50 links, to
the beginning, containing 62 SO-lOO acres,
more or less and being same tract conveyed
by ThOmasB. CTenshaw, to Merritt II. Cren-
| shaw, BY deed dated August 10th 1866, and
recorded In book 81 part pages 41S and 4l4,
Registers Office ofShelby county.
9th. w certain tracts Of land in sth and
9th lcivil and ,llth surveyors district on
the Memphis and SOmeryille road, and de-
scribed as fOllows' Hugh McCleliand tract
beginning at the northwest corner OF n presi-
dent and trustees tract, lying in section 3 and
range 8: thence east with II. Thurman, now
WIN A. CrenBhaw's line, Sc poles to a stake, al
tho corner of the aforementioned Crawley''
field, black oak and hickory pointers; thence
south 1856 poles to n stake with white oak and
hickory pointers; thence west SIS poles to O
stake, with three black oak pointers on the
west boundary line Of the said $40 acre tract
0 fland; thence north $50 poles to the begin
ming, containing 100 acres, more or loss.
Also the II. b.. S. Williams tract, beginning
at the northwest corner of an original entry
in the name Of p. NJ. Miller, now held by
Moses Bolton, md passing west, Bolton
northeast corner, west with the same TO the
lands Of John Bond, and north with Bonds
line to the line of c.. j.. Berry's land; thence
east with his line to the west line of VIM. A,
Cr~enshaw's land, and south with the SAM tC
the beginning, containing S7% acres, more OF
less, and being the same tracts of land con-
veyed by Thomas b. Crenshaw to Lucy ii.
Caldwell by deed dated 10th August, 1866, and
recorded in Book No. 81, part 2, pages 4l4,
4l5 and 4l6, Registers Office Of Shelby coun-
ty, Tennessee.
9th. Two certain tracts or parcels Of land
in the 9th and llth surveyors districts, Shelby
2 county, Tennessee, on the waters of w olfriYer
3 about two miles from Germantown, and de-
scribed as follows; r. M. Galloway tract
beginning at n stake in McGilber Rogers.
. south line, Silinlls cast ola white oak marked
"A;" thence south 26Lo west, 80 chains, q
links to a stake, whence north 45o west, a
links to a white oak marked IA" thencl
west 25 chains 10 a stake, whence east 10
north 70 links to n white oak marked IA
| thence south Z chains % links 10 n hickory