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• Name: William Henry Tankersley
• Sex: M
• Birth: 10 OCT 1843 in Wood County, Tx
• Death: 18 JUL 1912 in Eastland County, Tx
• Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Eastland County, Texas CSA Co D, 15th Texas Cavalry No Dates.
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• Person Id: I1129
• Tree Id: 133148

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Parents
Father:

• Barksdale Sanford Tankersley: Birth: 16 APR 1811 in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Death: 06 DEC 1884 in Eastland County, Tx
Mother:

• Malinda Abby Poe: Birth: 07 NOV 1815 in Ga. Death: 21 FEB 1901 in Eastland County, Tx

Family
Marriage:

• Married: Melinda E. Unknown on ABT 1868.
  
• Melinda E. Unknown: Birth: 22 OCT 1852 in Tn. Death: 03 MAR 1883 in Eastland County, Tx

Children:

1. Emma Tankersley: Birth: ABT 1869 in TX. Death: BET 1870 AND 1969

2. William Adolphus Tankersley: Birth: 01 SEP 1876 in TX. Death: 11 DEC 1949 in Ca

3. Edgar A. Tankersley: Birth: 24 MAR 1878 in TX. Death: 21 JUL 1881 in Eastland County, Texas

4. Oscar Randall Tankersley: Birth: 03 FEB 1880 in Eastland County, Texas. Death: 28 DEC 1958 in Rotan, Fisher, Texas

5. Willa Abi Tankersley: Birth: 12 MAY 1881 in Eastland County, Tx. Death: 06 JUN 1973 in Eastland County, Texas

Family
Marriage:

• Married: Caledonia Emilene Bishop on 06 NOV 1884 at Eastland County, Texas.
  
• Caledonia Emilene Bishop: Birth: 04 DEC 1861 in Hancock County, Tennessee. Death: 04 APR 1924 in Eastland County, Texas

Children:

1. Effie Bishop Tankersley: Birth: 19 FEB 1880 in Eastland County, Tx. Death: 20 SEP 1967 in Lamesa, Texas 79331

2. Daniel B. Tankersley: Birth: 30 NOV 1886 in Gorman, Eastland, Texas. Death: 26 AUG 1940 in Morton Valley, Eastland, Texas

3. Mary Jane Tankersley: Birth: 22 JUL 1890 in Eastland County, Tx. Death: 24 AUG 1966 in Eastland County, Tx

4. Ella Myrl Tankersley: Birth: 23 JUL 1898 in Eastland County, Tx. Death: 29 DEC 1980 in Fresno, CA

5. Calvin H. Tankersley: Birth: 06 JUL 1902 in Eastland County, Texas. Death: 01 JUN 1972 in Eastland County, Texas

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