JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/themes/dot-luv/jquery-ui.css">
<ul id="mycustomid">
<li><a>Item A</a>
<ul class="children">
<li><a>Child1 of A</a>
<ul class="children">
<li><a>Grandchild of A</a>
<ul class="children">
<li><a>Grand Grand child of A</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a>Item B</a></li>
<li><a>Item C</a></li>
</ul>
JavaScript
$(document).ready(function() {
var ChildOfA=$("#mycustomid > li > ul > li > a").append('\n').text();
var GrandchildOfA=$("#mycustomid > li > ul > li > ul > li > a").append('\n').text();
var GrandGrandChildOfA=$("#mycustomid > li > ul > li > ul > li > ul > li > a").append('\n').text();
alert('List of Child1 of A children:\n\n'+ChildOfA+'\n\n'+
'List of Grandchild of A children:\n\n'+GrandchildOfA+'\n\n'+
'List of Grand Grand child of A children:\n\n'+GrandGrandChildOfA);
});