Shelby County TN Register of Deeds

This is an early land record of Shelby County which was recorded in the Register of Deeds Office. We see landowners General Andrew Jackson, John Overton, General James Wi******er, and his brother William Wi******er on this record.

Back in the 1960's this is what the Register of Deeds Office looked like.

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Donald Ross posing with Shelby County TN Register of Deeds / Archives, Mr. Willie F. Brooks Jr. at the 29th Annual Manassas High School Alumni Unity Brunch. Register, Brooks was given the Gold and Blue Award.

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The King Center has announced that Dexter Scott King, the youngest son and third child of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died.
King died on Jan. 22 at his home in California at the age of 62 after a "valiant battle with prostate cancer," according to the King Center.
"He transitioned peacefully in his sleep at home with me in Malibu," says his best friend of 21 years, his strongest supporter and wife of 11 years, Leah Weber King. "He gave it everything and battled this terrible disease until the end. As with all the challenges in his life, he faced this hurdle with bravery and might," she said. His sister Rev. Dr. Bernice A. King, CEO of The King Center, stated "words cannot express the heartbreak I feel from losing another sibling. I’m praying for strength to get through this very difficult time." His brother Martin Luther King, III added ‘‘the sudden shock is devastating. It is hard to have the right words at a moment like this. We ask for your prayers at this time for the entire King family." Born in Atlanta on Jan. 30, 1961, he was named after Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, where his father served his first pastorate. He was the second-born son of Dr. and Mrs. King and was only seven years old when his father was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968. Like his father, he grew up in Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where his grandfather served as pastor. He was a graduate of Frederick Douglas High School, where he played football and participated in many other school organizations. He then followed in his father’s footsteps to Morehouse College in Atlanta. The son of the civil rights icons was the family member delegated to take on the mantel of continuing the precedent his father set by legally protecting his work. He devoted his life to the continued perpetuation of his father’s legacy and the protection of the intellectual property (IP) his father left behind. At the time of his death, Dexter served as both chairman of The King Center and President of the King Estate. Becoming well versed in intellectual property law, and its management and licensing was the result of his dedication to the delegated task and the memory of both his father and mother. Known for being humble about his uncanny resemblance to his father, he portrayed him in the 2002 television movie "The Rosa Parks Story." The actor had a love for the creative arts and initially relocated to California to pursue a career in acting. But family duty called, and he answered, living out the rest of his life balancing both his love of the arts and his duties to the King family legacy. At a private ceremony in July 2013, he married his best friend and longtime partner, Leah Weber, who is a New Orleans native, former broadcast journalist, entrepreneur, and consultant. Together they built a life of love, support, and unconditional love, much like that of Dexter’s mother and father. He was preceded in death by his father (1968), his mother (2006) and sister Yolanda (2007). He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 11 years, Leah Weber King, his sister Rev. Dr. Bernice A. King, his brother Martin Luther King, III, and his niece, Yolanda Renee King. The King family requests privacy at this time and will respond to media inquiries following a press conference planned for Tuesday Jan. 23, at 10 a.m., at The King Center’s Yolanda D. King Theatre inside Freedom Hall.
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Former Memphis School Board member and community activist Sara Lewis is being remembered for her passion after she passed away at her home Monday.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools said in a statement Tuesday, “Today, we learned of the loss of Sara Lewis, a retired school board member who fought fiercely for equity and educational excellence. May the bright light of her legacy guide us to build the Memphis our children deserve.”
Lewis was on the Memphis School Board before it merged with Shelby County. But before that, she was a teacher and assistant superintendent.
Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton noticed Lewis’ passion when they both were at LeMoyne College.
“She was very, very bright, articulate, energetic and opinionated,” he said.
Lewis impressed Herenton even more when he became Memphis School Superintendent.
Herenton said he spoke with Lewis just weeks ago and he remembers the last text she sent him. “She said, ‘Willie, we are leaving here, day by day. Take care,'” he recalled.
“And I promoted Sara from an elementary school principal to become the assistant superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction,” Herenton said. “And in those days, April, that was quantum leap. But I saw so much in her.”
Lewis served a long term on the Memphis School Board.
“We must not limit ourselves and be blinded by our own preconceived notions,” Lewis said during a school board meeting.
Dr. Jeff Warren, a current Memphis City Councilmember, met Lewis while on the school board. He calls her a wealth of wisdom.
“You would always have to listen to really long stories, and the meetings would be much longer. But you had to listen because at the end of the story, here was a pearl of wisdom every time,” he said.
Warren said Lewis became like family.
“She was a great lady now. She had an incredible temper, and she’d tell you exactly what she thought,” he said.
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Shelby County TN Register of Deeds / Archives, under the direction of the Shelby County TN Register of Deeds / Archives,
Mr. Willie F. Brooks Jr.
located at 980A Nixon Rd. at Shelby Farms,
Memphis, TN 38134
901-222-8175
[email protected]
www.register.shelby.tn.us
We are open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday through Friday, except on Government holidays.

Thanksgiving Week: Shelby County Register of Deeds / Archives office hours
Monday, Nov. 20th, 2023, 8:00 a.m. to 10:40 a.m
Tuesday, Nov. 21st, 2023, 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 22nd, 2023, 8:00a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 23rd, 2023, Closed.
Friday, Nov. 25th, 2023, Closed.

The Register of Deeds / Archives; Mr. Willie F. Brooks Jr. was pleased to be a part of a M.S.C.S. Breast Cancer Awareness event for local young ladies in our community with gifts bags in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

An item of interest that is part of the Shelby County TN Register of Deeds / Archives office is a thin book with the words, “The City Plan of Memphis, Tennessee” on its cardboard cover. Harland Bartholomew prepared this planned program which was published by the City Planning Commission in May 1924. The plan was the result in part because in the century before, planning had been neglected as additions, subdivisions, railroad tracks and commercial buildings grew out from the city in any direction. Memphis had been started with a good plan designed by the original founders. The streets were all the same width, with three wide streets intended for business. The plan also included four parks and a riverfront promenade.

See other items of interest on our website at www.register.shelby.tn.us

NOTICE OF OFFICE CLOSURE FOR THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2023

The Shelby County Register of Deeds and Archives offices (ALL LOCATIONS) will be closing earlier on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at 11:00 am to facilitate a general staff meeting. Please be advised that if you have an e-file account you may continue to file online. Documents to be recorded can be placed in the drop slot of the Main Office at 1075 Mullins Station Rd., Bldg. W-3 Memphis, TN 38134.

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Excellent presentation on the Property Faud Alert Program being offered for free from the Shelby County TN Register of Deeds / Archives by Mr. Willie F. Brooks Jr. Shelby County TN Register of Deeds / Archives, at the Edgar Rice Community Center