The following may be useful to some Attala County researchers: Doug Descendants of Limuel Rolan Tanksley 1. Limuel Rolan Tanksley  b: August 10, 1851 Mississippi    d: September 21, 1912.  Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Winston County, Mississippi .  +Mary Ellen Burns  b: April 1853 Mississippi  m: Abt. 1873  d: May 1918. Burial: Unmarked grave, Evergreen Cemetery, Winston County, Mississippi .  2  John Limeul Tanksley  b: December 09, 1873 Mississippi.  d: April 26, 1940 Noxapater, Winston, Mississippi  Burial: Doty Springs Cemetery, Attala County, Mississippi ....  +Roanna Guynes  b: June 22, 1869  m: September 14, 1891 Attala County, Mississippi? d: July 18, 1949 Noxapater, Winston, Mississippi  Burial: Doty Springs Cemetery, Attala County, Mississippi ....  3  Emma Mattie Lee Tanksley  b: June 18, 1892 Attala Co., MS    d: February 26, 1950 Louisville, Winston, MS  Burial: Doty Springs Cemetery, Attala County, Mississippi ........  +[2] William Felbert Whitten  b: September 18, 1896 Attala County, Mississippi near Kosciusko  m: September 07, 1914 Attala County, MS near Kosciusko d: June 03, 1974 Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi  Burial: Doty Springs Cemetery, Attala County, Mississippi ....  3  Lillian Anna Tanksley  b: July 22, 1897 Attala County, MS near Ethel d: August 02, 1960 Tular, California  Burial: Porterville, California .......  +Earnest M. Cumins  b: October 1895 Mississippi  m: April 16, 1915 Bair Creek Bridge in Attala County, MS  d: Porterville, California ....  3  [1] Ella Robertus Tanksley  b: October 23, 1899 Attala County, Miss. near Ethel d: April 25, 1959 California  Burial: California .......  +Will Adams m: Abt. 1922 Mississippi Delta in the Fall of 1921-22 ....  3  Everett Sylvanis Tanksley  b: April 05, 1901 Attala Co. or Winston Co., Mississippi d: September 18, 1967 Winston County, Mississippi  Burial: Union Ridge Cemetery, Winston County, Mississippi .......  +Myrtle Barfield  b: October 10, 1904  m: September 21, 1921 Louisville, Winston, Mississippi ....  3  Maggie Leona Tanksley  b: July 21, 1903 Attala Co. or Winston Co., MS d: May 11, 1984 Louisville, Winston, MS  Burial: Shiloh Cemetery, Winston County, Mississippi .......  +[2] William Felbert Whitten  b: September 18, 1896 Attala County, Mississippi near Kosciusko  m: April 28, 1951 Louisville, Winston, Mississippi  d: June 03, 1974 Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi  Burial: Doty Springs Cemetery, Attala County, Mississippi ....  3  J. Felbert Tanksley  b: November 13, 1905 Attala Co. or Winston Co., Mississippi d: June 22, 1971 Missouri.  Burial: Union Ridge Cemetery, Winston County, Mississippi .......  +Lillie May Justice  b: July 04, 1904  m: Mississippi Delta  d: July 08, 1984 Burial: Union Ridge Cemetery, Winston County, Mississippi ....  3  Vera Tanksley  b: March 08, 1908 Louisville, Winston, Mississippi d: November 28, 1936 Sturgis, Mississippi near Lost Church.  Burial: Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Winston County, Mississippi .......  +Lonnie Edmonds m: Arkansas ....  3  Eldra Tanksley  b: July 22, 1909 Attala Co. or Winston Co., Mississippi   d: April 03, 1955 Winston County, Mississippi.  Burial: Doty Springs Cemetery, Attala County, Mississippi .......  +Zulene Gilbert  b: February 09, 1909 Neshoba County, MS   m: March 13, 1928 Louisville, Winston, Mississippi  ....  3  [3] Zelma Tanksley  b: January 01, 1912 Attala Co. or Winston Co., Mississippi d: May 06, 1989 Hartville, Ohio  Burial: Hartville, Ohio .......  +Lonzo Justice    m: Mississippi Delta ....  *2nd Husband of [3] Zelma Tanksley:   .......  +Sam Mosely   ....  3  Lola Tanksley  b: November 16, 1913 Winston County, Mississippi    d: May 10, 1960 Winston County, Mississippi  Burial: Union Ridge Cemetery, Winston County, Mississippi .......  +Burtis Kemp  b: January 27, 1904  m: Abt. 1921 Mississippi Delta  d: 1991 Burial: Union Ridge Cemetery, Winston County, Mississippi ....  3  John Louis Tanksley  b: May 22, 1917 Attala Co. or Winston Co., Mississippi d: April 15, 1989 Philadelphia, Neshoba, Mississippi  Burial: Union Ridge Cemetery, Winston County, Mississippi .......  +Needra Ivy  b: April 30, 1921  m: August 06, 1937 ....  3  [4] Carrie Lavelle Tanksley  b: April 10, 1919 Attala Co. or Winston Co., Mississippi    d: June 05, 1986 Slidell, Louisiana or Picayune, Mississippi  Burial: Burgetown Cemetery, Carriere, Missississippi .......  +Walter Vernon Mayo  b: August 05, 1912 Winston County, Mississippi  m: November 26, 1933 Louisville, Winston, Mississippi  d: March 20, 1965 Slidell, Louisiana Burial: Possibly Carriere, Mississippi ....  *2nd Husband of [4] Carrie Lavelle Tanksley:   .......  +Clyde Thompson    m: December 31, 1970 .  2  Arthur C. Tanksley  b: July 1875 Mississippi    d: Aft. 1900 Marked Tree, Arkansas ....  +Mary E. Files  b: Mississippi  m: August 02, 1896 Louisville, Winston, Mississippi ....  3  Henry E. Tanksley   .....  3  Oscar V. Tanksley   .  2  Mary C. Tanksley  b: May 1881 Mississippi    d: 1944  Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Winston County, Mississippi ....  +Charley F. Wells  b: 1876  m: March 18, 1903 Louisville, Winston, Mississippi d: 1948  Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Winston County, Mississippi .  2  Vinie O. Tanksley  b: March 1884 Mississippi .  2  Alice B. Tanksley  b: February 21, 1888 Mississippi    d: December 26, 1918 Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Winston County, Mississippi ....  +Charlie Roach  b: April 07, 1887  m: December 04, 1909 Louisville, Winston, Mississippi d: October 31, 1934  Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Winston County, Mississippi .  2  William H. Tanksley  b: February 1890 Mississippi .  2  Laura J. Tanksley  b: August 1892 Mississippi    d: December 22, 1918 Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Winston County, Mississippi .  2  Earnest C. Tanksley  b: April 1895 Mississippi    d: Virginia .  2  Tommy Tanksley  b: Aft. 1900 Mississippi?    d: around McCool, Mississippi? .  2  Savannah Tanksley  b: Mississippi?    d: Richmond, California? ....  +J. Peyton Thompson    m: January 07, 1907 Louisville, Winston, Mississippi