Born 1930s.
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert William Price Ellington
and Ophelia Angeline Fisher
Sister of
Sidney Arthur Ellington, Sis (Ellington) Moore, [private sister (1910s - unknown)], Junior P Ellington, Zelma Ellington, Dorothy Ellington, [private sister (1930s - unknown)], [private brother (1930s - unknown)] and Essie Ellington
Descendants 
Mother of
[private son (1950s - unknown)], [private son (1960s - unknown)], [private son (1960s - unknown)] and Timothy Tanksley
Died 1990s.
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Biography
Melba was born in 1936. She passed away in 1993.
She married William Herbert Tanksley in Attala County, Mississippi about 1958.
William was a career Amy Soldier. They made homes in Washington State, Colorado, New Jersey, Missouri, and Frankfurt, Germany.
1940 Census Attala County, Mississippi Robert W Ellington Head M 47 Mississippi Ophelia A Ellington Wife F 45 Mississippi Sidney A Ellington Son M 26 Mississippi Luella Ellington Daughter F 20 Mississippi Junior P Ellington Son M 17 Mississippi Zelma L Ellington Daughter F 15 Mississippi Dorthy Ellington Daughter F 13 Mississippi Ethylen Ellington Daughter F 10 Mississippi Robert W Ellington Son M 8 Mississippi Essie M Ellington Daughter F 6 Mississippi Melba E Ellington Daughter F 3 Mississippi[1]
United States Social Security Death Index
Age:56
Given Name:Melba
Middle Name:E
Surname:Tanksley
Birth Date:17 Jan 1937
State:Mississippi
Last Place of Residence:Flora, Madison, Mississippi
Previous Residence Postal Code:39071
Event Date:04 Oct 1993[2]
Find A Grave Index Name:Melba E. Ellington Tanksley Maiden Name:Ellington Event Type:Burial Event Date:1993 Event Place:Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, United States of America Photograph Included:Yes Birth Date:17 Jan 1937 Death Date:04 Oct 1993 Affiliate Record Identifier:48405919 Cemetery:Liberty Cemetery[3]
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Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYLR-4H7 : accessed 12 May 2015), Robert W Ellington, Beat 1, Attala, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-6, sheet 5A, family 88, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2008.
- ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3C2-26L : accessed 22 May 2015), Melba E Tanksley, 04 Oct 1993; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK2-KB9R : accessed 22 May 2015), Melba E. Ellington Tanksley, 1993; Burial, Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, United States of America, Liberty Cemetery; citing record ID 48405919, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
See also:
- "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYLR-4H7 : accessed 12 May 2015), Robert W Ellington, Beat 1, Attala, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-6, sheet 5A, family 88, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2008.
- "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3C2-26L : accessed 22 May 2015), Melba E Tanksley, 04 Oct 1993; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK2-KB9R : accessed 22 May 2015), Melba E. Ellington Tanksley, 1993; Burial, Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, United States of America, Liberty Cemetery; citing record ID 48405919, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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