Lauderdale Co., Tn. Deed Book WW; Pages 528-530

L.L. Hinton & wife
to deed
Julia Midgett

State of Tennessee
Lauderdale County

Know all men by these presents that I, L.L. Hinton, for and in consideration of
the sum of $823.80, $300.00 of which amount is cash in hand paid, the receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, and for the balance of $523.75, R.M. Midgett and
wife have executed to me their four interest bearing promissory notes, each of
said notes being for the sum of $130.95 and of even date, december of each of
the years 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1909, have this day bargained and sold and do by
these presents hereby transfer and convey unto the said Julia Midgett, wife of
said R.M. Midgett, all of the rights, title and interest that I have in and to
the following described tract or parcel of land lying, situated and being in the
14th civil district of Lauderdale County, Tennessee and thus bounded: beginning
at a stake with elm pointer; running north 13 poles to a stake in the field;
thence west 46 poles to a stake in the big road, elm and locust pointers; thence
north 42 degrees east 46 poles to a stake with black oak pointer; thence north 7
degrees east 62 poles to Mitchell’s south boundary line; thence east 37 poles to
a stake in ray’s west boundary line; thence south 25 poles to ray’s corner;
thence east 25 poles to a stake in bass’ west boundary line; thence south 39
poles to a stake in the big road; thence in a southwestwardly direction with the
big road 66 poles to the beginning. Containing 38 acres, be the same, more or
less and being a part of the tract of land purchased by me from dee dunavant and
wife, by deed recorded in the registers office in Ripley, Tennessee in Deed Book
TT, Page 520, reference to which is made for a full and complete description to
all of said land so bought by me from said Dee Dunavant and wife and of which
this is a part and same as that particular part known as the east end of the old
Duncan tract. To have and to hold said tract or parcel of land to the said
Julia Midgett, her heirs and assigns, in fee simple, forever. I covenant with
the said Julia Midyett that I am well seized and possessed of said tract or
parcel of land, that I have a good right to convey the same and that it is
unemcumbered except for life notes of $250.00 each which I gave to said D.
Dunavant as the consideration for said transfer to me by him and which is
referred to in deed book TT, page 520. It is agreed and understood between
myself and Julia Midyett that my right and title to the property herein conveyed
is sold and conveyed to her, subject to the homestead or dower interest of one
Mrs. Martha A. Duncan. It is further agreed and understood that vendee is to
use only the timber on the land herein conveyed for the purpose of improving or
keeping up said place, an express lien is hereby retained on said land herein
conveyed until all of the purchase money notes heretofore memtioned are paid in
full and I, R.L. Hinton, wife of the said L.L. Hinton, hereby join in this
conveyence for the express purpose of conveying all of my homestead dower and
all other right, title and interest which I may have in and to the same. In
witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this the 6th day of December
1905.
L.L. Hinton
Mrs. R.L. Hinton
Ttate of Tennessee
Lauderdale County

Personally appeared before me, J.E. Pierson, a notary public in and for said
county, L.L. Hinton and his wife, R.L. Hinton, the within named bargainors with
whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged that they executed the
within named deed for the purposes therein contained and R.L. Hinton, wife of
the said L.L. Hinton, having appeared before me privately and apart from her
husband, the said L.L. Hinton, acknowledged the execution of said deed to have
been done by her freely, voluntarily and understandingly, without compulsion or
constraint from her said husband and for the purpose therein expressed. Witness
my hand and seal of office at office in Ripley, Tennessee this 6th day of
December 1905.
J.E.Pierson, notary public
my commission expires on the 10th day of April 1906.

Presented for registration on the 17th day of March 1906 at 2:38 o’clock P.M.
J. Monroe Garrett, Register
by John J. Shields, D.R.