Individual Details

John Calvin "Jake" Rakestraw Sr

(13 Sep 1912 - 7 Aug 1955)

Events

Birth13 Sep 1912Hiram, Paulding, Georgia
Marriage23 Dec 1933Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Hiram, Paulding, Georgia - Nancey Irene Thompson
Military1940WWII Military Registration Draft, Affiliate Group 147 - US Army, Powder Springs, Cobb, Georgia
Death7 Aug 1955Cobb, Georgia

Families

SpouseNancey Irene Thompson (1911 - 1968)
ChildJerrye Fay Rakestraw (1943 - 2016)
ChildMary Irene Rakestraw (1947 - 2011)
FatherCalvin Cleveland Rakestraw (1886 - 1966)
MotherElla Beatrice Moon (1888 - 1976)
SiblingAddie Bell Rakestraw (1915 - 1994)
SiblingGrady Chester Rakestraw (1918 - 1969)
SiblingPvt Bennie Clinton Rakestraw (1919 - 1990)
SiblingEldridge Elmer Rakestraw (1924 - 1947)
SiblingCpl Cleveland Bismark "Whitey" Rakestraw (1927 - 1993)
SiblingNellie Beatrice Rakestraw (1929 - 2021)