Background
Burkhart, Lona Jane Tankersley was born on October 15, 1930 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Burkhart, Lona Jane Tankersley was born on October 15, 1930 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Graduated from the high school, Barstow, California, 1948.
Rancher, Arizona, 1949-1950; rancher, California, 1950-1972; rancher, Nevada, 1972-1980; rancher, Oregon, since 1980; owner, operator, Sequoia-Kings Pack Trains, Independence, California, 1956-1970; owner, operator, Rodeo String-High Sierra Rodeo Stock, Independence, California, 1965-1970. Lecturer National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration, Lubbock, Texas, 1989-1992.
Activist in promoting ranchers role in conservation of the land and wildlife, 1985-1992. Chairman Bureau of Land Management Grazing Board, Independence, 1964-1965.
Daughter of Drew E. and Jane Irwin (Nicholas) Tankersley. Widowed 1990; 1 child, Raymond Houston.