Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-12

lreadWell, her husband, vs.. Marietta b.
Justice and N ). Justice, her husband,
jr., Merritt II. Crenshaw, Lucy II. Caldwell
and f.. b. Crenshaw.
DY virtue Of the decree pronounced in this
IL cause by the supreme Court Of TenneSsee,
al Jackson, June "a, 1879, | will offer for sale,
TO 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, 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 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 md Macon road, rum
ming by Morning Sun Church and Academy,
north 251ae west AS chains and 30 links To a
d0gwood, with post oak and two black oak
pointers on the hill near the church; thence
west 56 chains to a white oak, with s~assafras
and dogw9od pointers, thence south IS chains
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 IS
links, with Barnes east line to q small sassa-
fras in corner of fence; thence west 80 chains
so links to a stake across the branch, with
sweet gum and elm pointers; thence south
west from the Clubhouse on a hill; thence
south So east, rs chains and so links to a
hickory marked Nv. G. Al" thence north IL
chains 10 links TO a stake, on the north side
Of the road, with sweet gum and poplar point
ers; thence west II chains and TO links to a
stake with two maple pointers; thence west
~ north, to the Notwithstanding $50
Thomas b. Crenshaw to Marietta b. Cron-
shaw by deed dated August 10th, 1866, ae-
knowlcdged August 18th, 1865, and recorded
in the register office of Shelby county.
I'd. a tract Of land in the Eighth civil dis
trict, llth surveyors district of Shelby coun-
~, 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, where
Matthew Edwards west line would cross the
railroad; thence north I chains 81 links to a
stake; thence south 5 links to n dogwood, west
links to a hickory; thence west l6 chains, 5
links south Of a hickory, 80 links north of an
80 links to a white oak marked sc. A. Gil"
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
20 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
pointers; thence south 25 chains and 90 links
to a stake, with sassafr0s pointers; thence
east 4 chains &c links to a white oak marked
n IL. themes y noe l2 p ch i,9 % links to a sweet
p links to a sweet gum marked Nv. IT,"
thence south 81 chains rs links to a hickory
marked Nv. S. t." thence west 30 chains to
a black gum marked "W. S. IT," thence
north 2 chains IS links to a stake, 50 feet
north from the center Of the Memphis and
Ohio railroad; thence south 60 west with said
road, q chains 5Slinks to the beginninR-eOn-
tanning SVI S5-lW acres. more or less, being
the same land conveyed by Thomas b. Cren
shaw to Mary L. Crenshaw By deed dated
August 10th, le66; acknowledged August 18th,
1855, and recorded in book No. 81, 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
nc o stake with three red oak pointers, Mari.
eta b. Crenshaw's southwest corner; thence
south 10 ehains6 links to a red oak marked
X with three post oak pointers; thence east
with Whitehead's north line q chains So links
to a small holly with two post oak pointers;
thence south AZ chains 81 links to a stake, 10
links east of a poplar; thence west q chains
~ inks TO a stake, with two red oak pointers;
thence south % chains So links to a stake
with pointers; thence west 43 chains to q black
oak; thence south "a chains 81 links to a hiek-
DRY; thence cast ia chains So links to u stake,
with poplar and persimmOn pointers: thence
north 3 west IS chains 50 links to an iron
stake in the field on the southwest from tho
clubhouse, Marietta b.. Crebshaw's corner;
thence west with the south line 81 chains so
links to the neutrality-suspicious. 696 so. 100
acres, more or less, being same tract conveyed
by Thomas B. Crenshaw to Thomas b. Cren-
shaw, jr.,, by deed deted August 10th, 1865,
and recorded in book SO, part 2, pages 412 and
4l3, registers Office of Shelby county.
4th. A tract Of land in Ninth civil and l1th
surveyors district, Shelby county, Tennessee,
on the waters Of West creek, a branch OF
Wolf river, and on the north side Qfthe Mem
phis and Macon road, and described as fol
lows: BEGINNING Of an iron bar on the hill in
the field southwest from the gin-house, being
Thomas y, Crenshaw, IT,, and Marietta b,
Crenshaws corner; thence south s., east4with
Thomas b.. Crenshaw, jr.'s, line vs. chains So
links to a stake in Thomas Aliens north line.
with Poplar and persimmon pointers; thence
east - chains, n links, crossing West
creek to a stake in Ecklin's west line, with
ash pointers, thence north 81 chains 24links,
70 a sugar tree with elm and red bud pointers,
the northwest corner of j. b. Patricks tract:
thence east 50 chains II links, to a stake with
hickory and black oak pointers; theneenorth
pointers markad 'B V 81 thence west 81
chains " links to q stake with two red oak
pointers; thence north II chains 70 a rod OAK
marked 'B Y 81 with red oak and white OAK
pointersi thence west . chains 3 links to a
stake in the corner Of fence with gum and two
red oak pointers; thence north 80 chains 70
links to a stake with white oak pointers;
thence west u chains l6 links, to a hickory
marked NV & Az thence south 2na west 9s
claims to a stake with two white enk ma
maple pointers: thence south l5aorrss a. "a
chains CO links To ? sake i61he slough. with
poplar, iwysLgt and black gun Painters;
/ sHenee' NORTH % west, AZ QbAlas 30 links, 10
tue peginnlng, eontalRing 692 s0-l0O acres,
by Thomas D. Crenshaw, to Merritt H. CrSen-
shaw, by deed dated August 10th 1866, and
recorded in book 81 part pages 4l3 and IA
register Office Of Shelby county. ~
OH q + IMo certain tracts ef lead IN sth and
the MpIgpbIs and SOmeryille road. and do
scllhed hs f0ll0wsi Hugh McClelland tract
beginning &c the northwest corner Of n nresi,
dent and trustees tract, lying in section Aand
range. 81 THENCE east with Il. G. Thurman, now
mm a. Crenshaw's limo, SO peles 10 stake, at
field black oak aud hickory pointers; thence
south l66 poles TO n stake with white oak and
hickory pointers; thence west IS poleg w
stake, with three black oak pointers on The
WEI boundary line OF the seid &Qacre tract
OF land; thence north 49, poles 10 the Begin
ming, cont9inins 100 acres, moro'or less.
Also ihe n, B. S. Williams tract, beginning
~ the northwest corner of an original eutTr
y the name Of p. NJ. Miller, now held by
Moses Bolton, and passing vest, Bolton
northeast corner, west VITA the same to the
lands of John Rama, and north with bonds
line n tbs line Of GU. Berry's land; thence
east with bis line 70 the west line al Wm.A
C~repshaws land, and south with HE same to
ihe peglnplng, cQntalnlnE stI9 acres, moro or
less, and being The same tracts of land con-
yeyed by ThQMas b. Crenshaw to Lucy ii.
Caldwell by deed dated 10th August, 1865, and
recorded IN Book No. 81, part 2, pages ala,
us and 4l6, Registers Office Of Shelby couh-
~, Tennessee.
9th. Two certain tracts or parcels of land
IN the 9lh and llth surveyors districts, shelby
county, Tennessee, on the waters OF Wolfriver,
about two miles from Germantown, and do
.eribed. as follows,/ u. NJ, Galloway tract,
south ljRe, allinks east ola white oak marked
,Af thonce south 26ho, west, 80 chains, 30
links to q stake, whence north 45a west, IS
links to a white oak marked "A;" thence
north 10 links TO a white oak marked VA"
thence south 7 chains 0links TO a hickory 8