JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div>
    <span>John,</span>
    <span>Karl,</span>
    <span>Brandon</span>

   </div>
   <div>
    <span>Glen,</span>
    <span>Tane,</span>
    <span>Ralph</span>
  </div

JavaScript

var spans=$("div span:first-child");
$.each(spans, function(index, sp) {
alert(index + ' - ' +$(sp).text());
});