| Father | Dr. Tilman Bethel (1788 - 1865) |
| Mother | Sarah Root Daughtery (1793 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Harriet Doughtery Bethel (1814 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Mary Cantrell Bethel (1816 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Nancy Doughtery Bethel (1817 - 1821) |
| Sibling | Infant Bethel (1818 - 1818) |
| Sibling | John Witt Bethel (1820 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Greene William Bethel (1821 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth A. Bethel (1823 - 1882) |
| Sibling | Chester F. Bethel (1825 - ) |
| Sibling | Lafayette A. Bethel (1827 - ) |
| Sibling | Eliza J. Bethel (1828 - ) |
| Sibling | Bluford J. Bethel (1830 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Palmira Bethel (1836 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Infant Bethel (1836 - 1836) |
| Sibling | Woodford M. L. Bethel (1838 - ) |