H Tankersley Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

H. Tankersley. From Confederate Veteran Magazine 1908.

Harrison Tankersley

April 4, 1841 - June 1, 1908

Born April 4, 1841 at Sumter County, AL.
Resided at Columbia, Brazoria County, TX in 1860 with father and one sibling; occupied as a planter.

Mustered into Company H at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Promoted to Ordinance Clerk by December 1863.
Present in February 1864.

Died June 1, 1908 at Sandy Point, TX.
Buried at Sandy Point Cemetery, Sandy Point, Brazoria County, TX.

Also Identified As:
	None Identified
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:

Parents:
	George Green Tankersley b. ~1792 at Columbia County, GA m. Sarah Frances Jones d. August 19, 1862 (at VA?) Sarah Frances Haley Jones b. October 29, 1808 at Columbia County, GA m. George G. Tankersley d. October 18, 1892
Siblings:
	William Jones Tankersley b. August 8, 1825 m. Rosina Winston (b. ~1831, d. November 7, 1869) d. October 1, 1856 Francis Green Tankersley b. March 2, 1827 d. June 23, 1835 George Green Tankersley, Jr. b. September 27, 1828 d. October 29, 1862 Ellen Tankersley b. July 16, 1830 d. 1846 Robert Tankersley b. January 21, 1832 m. Eva Luvenia Cunningham ( b. June 18, 1838, d. March 11, 1906) d. October 20, 1894 John Tankersley b. November 19, 1833 d. January 19, 1837 Susan Tankersley b. September 23, 1835 m. Benjamin B. Little (b. January 25, 1831, d. August 31, 1864) d. August 21, 1863 Caroline Virginia Tankersley b. May 20, 1837 m. William Harris Coleman (b. September 20, 1820, d. October 28, 1883) d. September 17, 1888 James Henry Tankersley b. March 9, 1839 m. Ellen Coffee (b. June 17, 1835, d. April 1, 1866) d. July 9, 1896 Felix Tankersley b. January 4, 1843 m. Frances Adel Barbee (b. June 1845, d. after 1920) d. April 2, 1865 Dewitt Coffman Tankersley b. February 18, 1845 d. September 10, 1858 John Francis Tankersley b. November 24, 1846 d. October 12, 1864
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Buried at Sandy Point Cemetery, Sandy Point, TX. IN MEMORY OF OUR DEAR UNCLE HARRISON TANKERSLEY BORN IN SUMTER COUNTY, ALA. APRIL 4, 1841 DIED JUNE 1, 1908 TERRY'S RANGERS 8TH TEXAS CAVALRY

1850 Census - AL, Sumter County, Livingston, Page 322, Dwelling 1145, Family 1175, (image 17/17)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?
	George G. Tankersley	60	M		Planter	$20,000	GA
	Sarah Tankersley	45	F				GA
	Susan Tankersley	13	F				AL
	[Carrline, Caroline] Tankersley	11	F				AL
	James Tankersley	9	M				AL
	Harrison Tankersley	7	M				AL
	Phelix Tankersley	6	M				AL
	Dewitt Tankersley	4	M				AL
	John Tankersley	3	M				AL
	John J. Smith	30	M		Manager		VA

1860 Census - TX, Brazoria County, PO Columbia, Page 65B, Dwelling 208, Family 194, (image 24/52)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	G. [I?] Tankersley Sr.	64	M		Planter	$12,400	$75,690	GA
	G. [??] Tankersley Jr.	30	M		Planter			GA
	Harrison Tankersley	19	M		Planter			AL
	J. P. Douglas	50	M		Mason			PA

1870 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?

1880 Census - TX, Brazoria County, Precinct 3, District 9, Page 188B, Dwelling 318, Family 324, (image 30/33)

Name

Race

Sex

Age

Rel.

Mar. St.

Occupation

Health

Education

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

Harrison Tankersly

Farmer

George Tankersly

Nephew

At home

1900 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Street Address, Dwelling, Family, (image)

Name

Rel.

Race

Sex

D.O.B.

Age

Mar. info.

Children

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

Citizenship

Occupation

Education

Home Ownership

Related Links:
	Confederate Veteran 1908 "The Last Roll - Harrison Tankersley" (offsite) Blanchard, Langham, Lokey, Wheeler and Allied Families gedcom (offsite) Descendants of Augustine Herman Bohemiensis from Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic gedcom
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Tankersley) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Tankersley) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Brazoria County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Brazoria County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Brazoria County, TX)

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