McNAIRY COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - John F. Putnam to John E. Ross 1897

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     McNairy County, Tennessee Deed Book Y, p. 357 8 February 1897



     JOHN F. PUTNAM & Wife  to J. [JOHN] E. ROSS



     20 acres



     We, JOHN F. PUTNAM and wife MARTHA PUTNAM, have this day bargained

     and sold and hereby transfer and convey unto J. E. ROSS and his

     heirs and assigns forever for the consideration of forty eight

     dollars to us in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby

     acknowledged a piece of or parcel of land lying and being in the

     17th district of McNairy County, State of Tennessee and known as

     part of the CHARLES G. SMITH place and deeded to us by said Smith

     and wife on the 23rd day of December 1896, being that part of said

     land lying on the East side of the M. & O. R. R. and bounded as

     follows:



     Beginning at a black gum, the North East corner of said tracts and

     runs South 129 1/2 poles to a stake, black jack, hickory, black oak,

     and black gum pointers, then West degrees, South 58 poles to a stake

     and black oak pointers on the East side of the railroad, then North

     with the said rail road to the Beginning, containing 20 acres more

     or less.



     To have and to hold the same to the said ROSS and his heirs forever,

     we covenant with the [said] ROSS that we are lawfully seized of said

     land and have a good right to convey the same and that it is

     unencumbered in any way.  We further covenant and agree to bind

     ourselves, our heirs and representatives to forever warrant and

     defend the title to said land to the said ROSS and his heirs forever

     against the lawful claims of all persons whatever.  February 8th

     1897



     John F. Putnam Martha E. Putnam