| Father | Ivey Richard Rakestraw (1834 - 1899) |
| Mother | Virginia Neal Carroll (1844 - 1919) |
| Sibling | Allen Martin Rakestraw (1865 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Nancy V. Rakestraw (1867 - ) |
| Sibling | Victoria G. Rakestraw (1869 - 1886) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Jane Rakestraw (1869 - 1941) |
| Sibling | William Thomas "Willie" Rakestraw (1871 - 1955) |
| Sibling | George Leroy Rakestraw (1873 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Orange Montgomery Rakestraw (1874 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Ivey Ansell Rakestraw (1877 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Lutisha A. "Tishie" Rakestraw (1879 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Bertha Rakestraw (1883 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Mary L. Rakestraw (1886 - 1957) |