Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-03
LEoAL.

Iroadwell, her husband, Va. Marietta b.
Justice and N; J. Justice, her husband.
Mari. Il. Crenshaw, Thomas b. Crenshaw,
IT,. Merritt Il. Crenshaw, Lucy II. Caldwell
and Il. b. Crenshaw.
RY virtue of tho decree pronounced in this
~ cause by the Supreme Court Of Tennessee,
az Jackson, June ii, 1879, | will offer for sale,
70 the highest bidder, in front Of tho court
house door OF Shelby county in Memphis, on
saturday, December eth, 1870,
the sew raj tracts of land mentioned and
described in said decree as follows:
LIST; Jne tract of land in Shelby county,
MINI clVll district, llth surveyors district,
on lIestcreek, a branch Of Wolf river, being
inc homestead IN which the said Thomas h.
Crenshaw resided, beginning at a stake In the
opposite the gate of his residence, in the
0 a leading from the Memphis and Somer-
VIE TO the Memphis and Macon road. run
nlng by Morning IN Church and Academy.
north 25Ho west 4S chains and 30 links tn a
dogwood, with post oak and two black oak
pointers on the hill near the church; thence
west % chains 10 n white oak, with saesafras
and dogwood polntors; thence south Is chains
n al INKS TO an old black oak stump, with
Two red OAK pointers; thence east Z chains 81
links to n little black gum with hickory noint-
Srs; Barnes corner; thence south "a chains is
links, with Barnes cast line 10 n small sassa-
iras IN corner OF fence; thence west 80 chains
81 links to a stske across the branch, with
sweet gum n elm pointers; thence south
west from the gin house on o hill: thence
south 30 east, Is chains and 50 links 10 a
hickory marked Nv. q. Al thence north X
chains IL links to a stake, on the north side
OF the road, with sweet gum and porlar point
crs; thence west Il chains and 20 links to a
stake with two maple pointers; thence west
~ north, to the MISUNDERSTANDING s6n
acres, being the same tract conveyed BY
Thomas b. CrenshaW to Marietta r. Cren-
shaw by deed dated August 10th, 1866. ac-
knowledged August 18TH 1886, and recorded
IN the registers office of Shelby county.
triet, 18th surveyors district of Shelby conn
W, tennessee, on Loosa Hatchie river, on
0oth sides Of the river, and on both sides Of
the Memphis and Ohio railroad, about 2D
miles from Memphis and described rs follows:
al q stake 50 feet north Of tho 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
:! links TO q hickory; thence west Is chains. &
links south Of a hickory, 80 links north Of an
thence north IL chains links to a stake,
55 links to white oak marked sc. A, gu
thence east II chains 40 links to a stake. 10
links north Of a hickory marked III. Bon
Inc east SIDE OF q cypress pond; thence north
20 chains w links to a stake in a small branch.
with hickory aud elm pointers; thence east IL
enalns 70 q stake with two white oak and elm
pointers; thence south Is chains and go links
TO a stake, with sassafrss pointers: thence
Il chains 10 links TO o white oak marked
f.; thence IS chains rs links 10 a sweet
gum marked "W. IT." thence east q Chains
n links to q sweet gum marked "W. TT
thence south " chains 70 links to a hickory
marked Nv. 5. IT," thence west 50 chains 10
a black gum marked Nv. S. IT," thence
north % chains IS links to a stake, 50 feet
north from the center Of the Memphis and
Ohie railroad; thence south e9' west with said
road, " chains IS links to the be~ginning-eea-
tanning 5Vt 65-lOO acres. more or less, being
the SAINT land conveyed by Thomas B. Cren.
shaw to Mary l.. CrenshaW by deed dated
10th, 1865; acknowledged August 18th,
1866, and recorded in book No. 81, pages 40
county.
Sd. A tract Of land in Ninth civil and 18th
district of Shelby county, Tonnes
see, on the north side Of the Macon and Mem.
phls road and described as follows. Beginning
81 a stake with three red oak pOinters, Mari
eta Il. Crenshaw's southwest corner; thence
south ~ chains5 links to a red oak marked
y; With three post oak pointers; thence east
with Whitehead's north fine q chains 5g link
to a small holly with two post oak POINTERS.
thence south ~ chains 81 links to a stake, 10
llnkseast Of a poplar; thence west al chains
y links to a stake, with two red oak pointers;
thence south b chains 63 links to q stake
pointers; thence west 43 chains to a black
oak; thence south 2i chains g. links To n hick-
DRY; thence east Id chains S8 links to q stake,
poplar and persimmon pointers; thence
north 81, west IS chains 80 links to an iron
stake In the field on the southwest from the
clubhouse, MARIETTA b. CreLshaw's corner:
thence west with the south line 81 chains 50
to The beglnning-containing e96 so. no
''cres, more or less, being same tract conveyed
by Thomas Is. Crenshaw to Thomas b. Cren-
jr.,. by deed dated August 10th, 1865,
and recorded in book so, part 2, pages 4l2 and
il3, register Office Of Shelby county.
4th. a tract Of land in Ninth civil and 18th
surveyors district, Shelby county, Tennessee,
the waters of West creek, q 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
Held southwest from the Clubhouse, being
Thomas 3. Crenshaw, ir, and Marietta 81,
CCIrenshaw,'s corner; thence south 81, eastwitS
uhQmas D. Crenshaw jr. s, line rs chains so
links 70 a stake in Thomas Aliens narth line,
with Poplar and pcrslmmop pointers; thence
cast. 30 chains, az lilks, crossing West
70 a stakei Ecklin's west line, with
ash POINTERS, th0noe north 81 chains "a links.
70 a sugar tree with elm and red bud POINTERS,
tho northwest corner Of j. B. Patricks tract;
thence cast rs chains IL links, to a stake with
hickory and black oak pointers; thoncp north
! chains 70 Links to 4 stake With dogwood
pointers marked "B Y 81" thence west 81
81 inks 70 4 stake with two rod oak
pQlntofsi thence north IL chains to a rod oak
marked "B 81 with red oak and white oak
pointers; thence west y chains 9 links Ia
in the corner Of fence with gam and two
red oak pointers thepOe north SO chains 70
links to a stake with white oak poiniers.
west q chains l6 links, to a hickory
marked Nv G Al" thence south 2Oo west 26
to a stake with two white onk and
maple pointers; thence south 49, wast 10
hO lIrEa 10 n aialn l., Al. .I.-ANF-s
Poplar, sweet gum and blaek gum pointers:
THENCE north So V9s,,47 chains so links, to
the beginning, containing $50 5000 acre.,
mvre Or less, and being same tract ~canveyeed
by Thomas Il. Crenshaw, to Merritt II, Cren,
shaw, " deed dated August lRlhl 1866, and
T Rs IN Rgok SSsnSFt$ pages as and 4l4,
StA. ,TRo certain tracts Of land IA Stb and
Nth civil and llth surveyors district on
the Memphis and SOmorviile road. and a.
as follows: Hugh MoCieIiand trSri.
beginning at the northwest corner Of a nresio
Gens 9 q. ib trustees tract lying n section Sand
VIM A. CrenshaW's tine, S6 poles To- stake. At
the e0rpeE of'the aforementioned Crawley's
heid, black oak and hickory pointers, theroa
south lSB poles to a stake with white oaE and
hlck0ry pointers; thence vest IS poles to a
take WITH three blsek oak. pointers on the
-eIalNf 1872 ALAhh wv lOANn " lub DcKin-
ming, containing 100 acres, more or less.
Also the ii, b. s.. Williams tract, beRinninr
at the northwest corner of an original entry
n the name of 7; M. Miller nav held by
Moses Bolton, aud nsaging Nest, Bottoms
northG9Pt eqrnaN west With the same to the
lands VI John Bond, and north with Bonds
line TO- the line Of c. j.. Derry's land; thence
east with his line to the west line of VIM. A.
Crenshaw land, and south with the same to
the beginning, containing S7I5 acres, more or
less and being the same tracts of landcOn-
yeyed byThOmas b. Crenshaw To Lucy II.
Caldwell BY deed dated 10th August, 1866, and
recorded in Book Ma. AZ part 2, pages lll,
40 and Sl8l Nesistsr's office Of Shelby coun-
u, AeHnestee.
Bth. Two certain tracts or parcels Of land
In the 9Th andllth surveyors districts, Shelby
county, Tennessee, on the waters { Olfriyer,
about two miles from AermentQWn, and de-
seribed az lhllOws;. II. M. Galloway tract,
beglnpipg on . stake in McGilher Rogers
south line, Silinks east ola white oak marked
','Ai' thence south $50, west, 80 chains, so.
links to n stake, whence north 49, west, IS
links TO a white oak marked "A;" thence
west 26 chains to q stake, whence east 10e
north 70 links to a white oak marked "a"
thence south chains % links TO a hickory &
links south Oin uOqt onE marLad ~ A - 4Ia,a.