JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by NickJosevski
HTML
<ul>
<li id='theLi' data-status="in-proress">
<div id="one">
<div id="two"></div>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
<div id="output"></div>
JavaScript
var parentLi = $("#two").parent().parent().get(0);
$("#output").append('parentLi is ' + parentLi + '<br />');
var data = parentLi.data("status");
$("#output").append('data is ' + data);