MADISON COUNTY, TN - DEEDS- Lewis T. Claiborne to Martha Ann Russell  1933
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Madison County Tennessee Deed Book 133, page 550
Lewis T. Claiborne, Extr. & Tr.
To) Deed
Martha Ann Russell
Filed April 11th, 1942
At  9:30 A. M.

Know all men by these presents, that I, Lewis T. Claiborne executor, and
trustee, of the estate of Mrs. Irene Claiborne Russell, deceased, by virtue of
the authority in me vested, by the last will and testament of the said Mrs.
Irene Claiborne deceased, as the same appears of probate record in the office of
the Clerk of the county court of Madison County, Tennessee, and as sole
residuary legatee and devisee under said will, and for no consideration other
than a knowledge of and a desire to do as my sister, the said Mrs. Irene
Claiborne had in the premises, I do hereby bargain, sell, transfer and alienate
and forever convey unto Martha Ann (Patsy) Russell, all of the right, title
claim interest and estate of every kind and character which the said Irene
Claiborne Russell had in and to that certain tract or parcel of land lying and
being situated in the City of Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, and which is
more particularly bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a stake the N. W. Corner of the Mark Dodds lot on east line of
Stoddert Street, thence north 65 feet and 4 inches with Stoddert Street, thence
east 104 feet and 8 inches to O'Connor's west line, thence south 65 feet and 4
inches to Dodd's N. E. Corner, thence west 104 feet and 11 inches to the
beginning, being a lot of land, in which Charles T. Russell, had and owned
several shares and which shares or interests, were devised in remainder to his
wife the said Irene Claiborne Russell, by the last will and testament of the
said Charles T. Russell, deceased, and who died prior to the death of the said
Irene Claiborne Russell, and which will appears of record in the office of the
Clerk of the County Court Madison County, Tennessee. To have and to hold said
interest or shares in said lands unto the said Martha Ann Russell, forever.

I covenant with  the said Martha Ann Russell, her heirs and assigns, that I am
lawfully seized with all and singular such right and title to said lands as
passed to the said Irene Claiborne Russell under and by said last will and
testament of Charles T. Russell, that the same has not been encumbered by me,
and that I have a perfect right to convey the same.

I further covenant and bind myself, my heirs and representatives, to forever
warrant and defend the right and title to said land unto the said Martha Ann
Russell, her heirs, and assigns, against the lawful claims of all persons,
claiming the same by, under or through the said Irene Claiborne Russell, her
heirs, assigns or representatives, but I do not warrant the title further or
otherwise, and the said Martha Ann Russell is to pay all unpaid taxes and she
takes the property subject to all unpaid taxes, and other encumbrances placed
thereon by or under the said Charles T. Russell, or other persons than by or
under the said Mrs. Irene Russell.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name on this the 31st day of
January, 1933.

Lewis T. Claiborne Executor and trustee and devisee

State of Arkansas, County of Monroe Personally appeared before me J. S.
Matthews, a Notary Public duly qualified and acting, in and for said state and
county aforesaid, Lewis T. Claiborne the foregoing named bargainer, with whom I
am personally acquainted, and who acknowledged that he executed the foregoing
instrument for the purposes there in contained, and I further certify that I am
as such Notary Public authorized by the Laws of Arkansas to take acknowledgments
to deeds, and that my commission as such Notary Public will expire on the 24 day
of Jan. 1935.

Witness my hand and official seal, which is affixed hereunto on this the 31 day
of Jan. 1933. 

J. S. Matthews, Notary Public (N. P. Seal)

State of Tennessee, County of Madison I, J. L. Wallace, Register of said county
do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument with Notary Public certificate
and seal thereon was filed in my office for registration on the 11th day of
April, 1942, at 9:30 A. M. and so noted in note book No. 22, on page 199 and was
duly registered this day. 

Witness my hand at office, this the 11th day of April, 1942 
J. L. Wallace,
Register