- Son of Joseph Tanksley
and Mary ________.
- Born Aug 1837 in Georgia.
- Died ca. 1900-05 in Pinhook, Lawrence County, Alabama.
- Buried in Roberts-Reneau Cemetery, Wren, Lawrence County, Alabama?
- Married (1) 18 Jan 1859 in Lawrence County, Alabama.
- Married (2) 17 Jan 1865 in Lawrence County, Alabama.
- Born ca. 1838 in Alabama.
- Died ca. 1863-65 in Lawrence County, Alabama.
Children:
- James R. Tanksley, born ca. 1859 in Lawrence County, Alabama;
married 1880 in Lawrence County, Alabama to Frances E. Chenault.
- Charles Hickey Tanksley, born ca. 1863 in Lawrence County, Alabama;
married 1888 in Lawrence County, Alabama to Hetty McVay
(q.v.).
- Daughter of Stephen Dutton and
Sarah O'Briant.
- Born Dec 1839 in Alabama.
- Died 24 Jun 1902 in Pinhook, Lawrence County, Alabama.
- Buried in Roberts-Reneau Cemetery, Wren, Lawrence County, Alabama?
Children:
- Henry Ed Tanksley,
born 15 Aug 1865 in Lawrence County, Alabama,
died 10 Dec 1940 in Lawrence County, Alabama; never married.
- Solomon Pinkney Tanksley,
born 2 Mar 1868 in Lawrence County, Alabama,
died 11/12 Jan 1946 in Lawrence County, Alabama; married 19 Feb 1888 in Lawrence County, Alabama to
Harriet K. McVay
(q.v.).
- Sarah C. Tanksley, born ca. 1870
in Lawrence County, Alabama; married 5 Aug 1894 in Lawrence County, Alabama to
William T. Sheets;
living in 1910 in Johnston County, Oklahoma.
- Stephen J. Tanksley,
born 20 Nov 1875 in Lawrence County, Alabama,
died 2 Apr 1951 in Lawrence County, Alabama; married 27 Sep 1896 in Lawrence County, Alabama to
Leona Jane DeMasters.