Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-26

.ner husnanu, vs.. Marietta b.
Justice and n. j. Justice, her husband,
Mary l.. Crenshaw, Thomas b. Crenshaw
jr., Merritt II. Crenshaw, Lucy IL, Caldwell
and y. b. Crenshaw.
DY virtue Of the decree pronounced in this
ID cause by the Supreme Court ofTennessee,
at Jackson, June I'd, 1879, / will offer for sale,
20 the highest hidaer, 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. Jno tract Of land in Shelby county,
Ninth civil district, llth surveyors district,
on Westcreek, a 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 and Academy,
north % west As chains and 20 links to 4
dogwood, with post oak and two black oak
pointers on. the hill near the church; thence
west 80 chains to a white oak, with sassafras
and dogwood pointers; thence south IS chains
and Al links to an old black oak stumR, with
two red oak pointers; thence east 2 chains 81
links 70 q little black gum with hickory point
ers, Barnes corner; thence sonth "a chains IS
links, with Barnes east line 10 a small sassa-
tras IN corner OF fence; thence west 50 chains
90 links to a stake across the branch, with
sweet gum and elm pointers; thence south
west from the clubhouse on a hill; thence
south 90 east, ~ chains and so links 10 n
hickory marked Nv. G. A." thence north Il
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 co links to 4
stake with two maple pointers; thence west
"a. north, to the beginnlng-containinE s6C
acres, being the same tract conveyed by
Thomas b. Crenshaw to Marietta B, Cren-
shaw BY deed dated August 10th, 1885, &C.
knowledged August 18th, 1866, and recorded
in the registers office of Shelby county.
I'd. A tract of land in the Eighth civil dis
trict, 18th surveyors district Of Shelby coun-
~, TennesseeS on Loosa Hatchie river, on
both sides Of the river, and on both sides OF
the Memphis and Ohio railroad, about 2l
miles from Memphis and described as follows:
Beginning at a stake 50 feet north of the CEN
yer Of the memphis and Ohio railroad, where
Matthew Edwards west line would cross the
railroad; thence north I chains 81 links to 4
stake; thence south Sinks to docwoOd, wesi
links to a hickory; thence west l6 chains,
links south OF a hickory, 30 links north of an
elm thence north is chains 3 links to stake,
~ links to a white oak marked &c. A. Co.
thence east II chains 40 links TO a stake, 10
links north of q hickory marked III. b." on
the east side OF q 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
AhNhNN oVaAh ~ OnuAu1 huu " llIh
to a stake, with sassafras pointers; thence
east II chains Go links to a white oak marked
N. IT," thence Is chains rs links to a sweet
gum marked wv. IT, thence east q chains
% links to a sweet gum marked Nv. I'll"
thence south 81 chains Is links to a hickory
marked Nv, s. IL" thence west 30 chains to
a black gum marked w. S. IT," thence
north ~ chains IS links TO a stake, so feet
north from the center Of the Memphis and
Ohio railroads; thence south So west with said
road, " chains IS Sinks to the beginning-cOn-
tanning S0f S5-lO0 acres, more or less, being
the same land conveyed by Thomas b. Cren-
shaw to Mary l.. CrenshaW by deed dated
August 10th, 1856; acknowledged August 18th,
1856, and recorded in book No. 81, pages 4l0
and All of the registers Office OF Shelby
county.
3D.. 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
pins road and described as follows: Beginning
OF a stake with three red oak pointers, Mari
eta b. Crenshaw's southwest corner; thence
south ~ chains65 links to a red oak marked
r. With three post oak pointers; thence east
with Nhitehead's north line q chains So links
to a small holly with two post oak pointers:
thence south ~ chains 81 links to a stake, 10
links east of a poplar; thence west q chains
~ links to a stake, with two red oak pointers;
thence south IS chains 63 links to q stake
with pointers; thence west 43 chains to a black
oak; thence south % chains 81 links TO a hick-
DRY; thence east ia chains IS links TO a stake,
with poplar and persimm0n pointers; thence
north 81, west IS chains 90 links to an iron
stake in the field on the southwest from the
clubhouse, Marietta Is. CreLshaw's corner;
thence west with the south lire 81 chains so
links to the Notwithstanding sos so 100
acres, more or less, being same tract conveyed
byThomas b. Crenshaw to Thomas B. Cren-
shaw, jr.,, by deed dated August 10th, 1855,
ana recorded 4 IN book 5g, p9rt2 2, pages Az and
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 .. Crenshaw, jr., and Marietta b.
Grenshaw'S 5 corner; thence south 81, eastlWith
Thomas u. Crenshaw, jr.'s, line IS chains so
links TO a stake in Thomas Allen's north line,
with Poplar and perslminon pointers thence
east 20 chains, n links, crossing West
creek 70 a stake in Ecklin's west line, with
ash pointers, thence north 81 chains 2 thinks,
to a sugar tree with elm and rcd bud pointers,
the northwest corner Of J. B. Patricks tract;
thence east H5 chains IL links, to a stake with
hickory and black oak pointers; thonee north
pointers marked 'B V ST." thence West 81
chains 81 links to o stake with two red oak
polnteIsi thence north III chains to a red oak
marked "B V 81 with rod oak and white oak
pointers; thence west . chains o links Ia n
70 the corner offence with gum and two
red oak pointers; thenco north 80 chains ~
inks to a stake with white oak pointers:
thence wost "a chains l6 links, to a hickorv
Marked Q AZ" thence south a1o west %
claims to q stake With tWo white oak and
maple pointers; thence south 45o west 10
chains 5p INKS 70 a stake in the slough, with
poplar, sweet gum and black gum pointers;
thence north So west, AZ ohains So links, tn
the beginning, containing go SO-tOO acres,
more or lessI and being same tract conveyed
by Thomas, u ,CrepshaY, to Merritt II. Cren-
shaw, by deed dated August 10th 1855, and
Tscoraeg IN eook u part = nsges 4lS and 4l4,
bth, Two certain tracts of land in glh and
9Th rciyil and 18th surveyors district on
the Memphis and Somerville road. md do.
scribed as ~follQws' Hugh McCleiiand trnet
9eglnning at the northwest corner al a presi,
range rSnS G 8: th spueto est sFS %i,h iyipg soc,ion 3 and
Wm A. CrenshaW'S iiRe,A5 poles to a stake. M
the c0rnRg VI the aforementioned CraWlev,s
bSld, elaek oak and hickory pointers; thence
south l6 poles to a stake with white oak and
hlckory pointers; thence west IS noles 10 n
S VAN 6o wnth .nTee olsck oak p@Aters on the
o. land thence nbflh s poles to the begin
ming ennt4lntng 1Nacres, more or less.
also ne II. BIS. Williams tract, beginning
w fne northwest corner Of an 0riglRal entry
n the name Off; N, Miller, now held BY
Moses Boltop, aRd passing west, Bolton
northeast ePTn9g, west with the same 10 the
lands af, John BOND, and north with Bonds
line TO- the line Of g. J. Derry's land; thence
eGast WIN his line to the west Of VIM. A.
Crepshew's land, and south NTH the same 10
me oegipping' containing S7}a asres, moro Sr
less, and being the same tracts of lasd con
yeyed b, Thomas b. CreqshNW 70 Lucy II.
Caldwell by deed dated lC5h August, lSb6. and
recorded in Roel No. 81, part 2, pages al,
4l5 and ~, Registers office of Shelby COM
tx rennbseee,
dth, Two certain tracts or parcels of land
IN inc 9Th and llth surveyors districts, shelby
county, Tennessee, on the waters OfWofriyer,
about two miles from AeImSntowp, and de-
scribed as follaws;. r. N, Galloway tract,
beginning Al d stake in MeGilber Rogers
south Ai46, &lipks east ola white oak marked
.Ai" thence south SIS, west, 80 chains, sc
links so a stake, whence north 49, west, a
links 70 a white oak marked ''A;7 thence
west y. chains to n stake, whence east ~
north 20 links to a white oak marked WAi'i
thence south Z chains o links - s hickory {
| links south Of a most oak uoarked ttA.D tbnpcs