Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-01


In supreme Court az Jackson-Csrolipe Far
rabee, administratrix and BENJAMIN r..
farrabee, Louisiana Treadweli and NJ. l..
Treadwell, her husband. vs.: Marietta b.
ypsllce ana n; o. Justice, Der husband.
jr.. Merritt IL. CrenshaW, Lucy II. Caldwell
and +. B. Crenshaw.
Rf virtue Of the decree pronounced in this
u cause by the Supreme Court Of Tennessee.
AZ Jackson, June I'd, 1879, l 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. 0ne tract of land in Shelby county,
Ninth civil district, 18th surveyors district,
on v est creek, n branch Of Wolf 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 Somef-
vile TO the Memphis and Macon road, run
ming by Morning Sun Church aud Academy,
north ga west IS chains and 20 links to a
dogwood, with post oak and two black oak
pointers on the hill near the church; thence
west % chains to a white oak, with ssssafras
and dogwood pointers; thence south Is chainA
and Al links to an old black oak stump, with
two red oak pointers; thence east z chains 81
links to a little black gum with hickory point
ersl Barnes corner; thence south "A chains So
links, with Barnes east line to a small snssa-
iras in corner Of fence; thence west 80 chains
so links to q stake across the branch, with
sweet gum and elm pointers; thence south
west from the clubhouse on u hill; thence
south So east, Is chains and so links to n
hickory marked Nv. q. Al" thence north Is
chains III links TO a 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
~ north, TO the beginning-containinR $50
acres, being the same tract conveyed by
Thomas b; Crenshaw to Marietta b. Cren-
knowledged August 18th, 1866, and recorded
in the registers office Of Shelby county.
"a. 4 tract of land in the Eighth civil dis
trlct, 18th surveyors district of Shelby coun-
w., tennessee, on LoOsa Hatchie river, on
both sides Of the river, and on both sides of
the ,Memphls and Ohio railroad, about 20
miles from Memphis and described as follows:
Beginning. at a stake 81 feet north Of tho cen
Yer Of the Memphis and 0hio railroad, where
Matthew Edwards west line would cross the
railroad; thence north 7 chains 81 links to a
stake; thence south 8 links to q dogwood, west
links to q hickory; thence west l6 chains, 5
links south Of a hickory, 80 links north Of an
elm; thence north Is chains links TO a stake,
~ links to a white oak marked &c. A, CO.
thence cast 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
70 chains W links to a stake in n small branch,
with hickory aud elm pointers; thence east Is
chains to o stake with two white oak and elm
pointers; thence south Is chains and % links
TO a stake, with sassafras pointers; thence
east Il chains 50 links 10 q white oak marked
gum marked NV. III" thence east Ii chains
IS links to a sweet gum marked "W. TT
thence south 81 chains rs links to q hickory
marked Nv. 5. IT." thence west 50 chains to
q black gum marked Nv. S. t." thence
north % chains IS links to a stake, so feet
nn9rth from the center Of the Memphis and
Ohio railroad; thence south So west with said
road, u chains S. Links to the be~ginninE-eon-
tanning S0I So-lCO acres. more or less, being
the same land conveyed by Thomas b. Cren.
shaw to Mary l. CrenshRW By deed dated
August 10th, 1866; acknowledged August 18th,
1866, and recorded in book No. 81, pages 4l0
county.
Cd. A tract Of land in Ninth civil and 18th
surveyors district OF Shelby county, Tenpes-
see, on the north side of the Macon and Mem
phis road and described as follows: Beginning
alta stake with three red oak pointers, Mari
eta y, Crenshaw's southwest corner; thence
south 10 chains65 links to a red oak marked
with three post oak pointers; thence east
with Nhtteheads north line q chains 58links
TO a small holly with two post oak pointers;
thence south 4y chains 81 links to a stake, 10
links east of a poplar; thence west 81 chains
~ links to a stake, with two red oak pointers;
thence south 10 chains 63 links to a stake
with pointers; thence west S chains TO a black
oak; thence south q chains 81 links to n hick-
DRY; thence east ia chains S8 links to a stake,
with poplar and %persimmon pointers; thence
north 81, west SO 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 lire ST chains 50
links to the beginning containing sos 6O-lOO
acres, more or less, being same tract conveyed
by Thomas b.. Crenshaw to Thomas b. Cren-
shaw, jr., by deed dated August 10th, 1885,
ma recorded IN book 59l part 2, pages 4l2 and
4l3, registers Oihoe 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 eide 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 j. %Crenshaw, jr., and Marietta ID,
CrenshaW's corner; thence south 80, eastwith
Thomas u. ( renshaw, jr. Is, line vs. chains so
links 70 n stake in Thomas Aliens north line,
with Poplar and persimnon pointers; thence
east. - choins, II links, crossing West
creek to a stake in Ecklin's west line, with
ash pointers, thence north 81 chains 2iIinks,
TO a sugar tree with elm and red bud pointers,
the northwest corner Of J. B. Patricks tract;
thence east s6 chains Ii links, to a stake with
hickory and black oak pointers; thence north
chains 20 links e g stake with dOswood
pointers marked "B V 81 thence west 81
chains 81 links to stake with two red oak
poiLters; thence north II chains to q red oak
marked "B s" with red oak and white oak
pointers; thence west y chains 9 links 10 n
stake in the corner Of fence with gum and two
red oak pointers; thence north 80 chains Y
links to a stake with white oak pointers;
thence west u chains Is links, TO a hickory
marked "W c AZ" thence south 2Oo west %
claims 10 q stake with two white oak and
maple pointers; thence south as west 10
chains so links to n stake in the slough, with
poplar, sweet gum and black gum pointers;
THENCE north DO west, II chains so links, to
tho beginning, containing 692 SO-lOO acres,
more or less, and being same tract conveyed
by Thomas j. Crenshaw, TO Merritt II. Cren-
shaw, by deed dated August 10th 1866, and
recorded in book 81 part 2 pages 4lS and 4l4,
Registers Office Of Shelby county.
9th. Two certain tracts of land in Sth and
gth civil and I'LL. surveyors district on
the memphis and SOmetvillo road, and de-
scribed as follQws' Hugh McClelland tract,
beginning ut tho northwest corner Of presi-
dent and trustees tract, lying in section 3 and
range .; thence east with f.. c. Thurman, now
VIM A Crenshaw's line, SO poles TO a stake, al
tle corner, OF the aforementioned Crawley's
field, black oak and hickory pointers; thence
south ls6 poles to a stake with white oak and
hickory pointers; thence west IS poles 10 a
stake, with three black oak pointers on the
west boundary line Of the said $40 acre tract
OF land; thence north 1856 poles to the begin
ming, containing 100 acres, more or less.
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 hy
Moses Bolton, and passing west, RoltonS
northeast corner, west with the same to the
lands Of John Bond md por!th with Bonds
east with his line to the west line of VIM. A.
Creqshaw's land, and south with the same to
he beginning, containing S7h acres, more OF
less, and being the same tracts Of land con-
yeyed by Thomas D. Oregshaw to Lnoy II.
Caldwell BY deed dated 10th August, 1866, and
recorded y book No. b, part 2, pages 4l4,
il5 and 4l6, Registers Office Of Shelby coun,
ty, Tennessee.
9th. Two certain tracts or parcels Of land
IN thesth and llth surveyors districts, Shelby
county, Tennessee, on the watsrs ofWolfriver.
about two miles from Germantown, and de.
seribed as follows; r. NJ, GALLOWAY tract.