| Father | Henry Rakestraw (1832 - 1923) |
| Mother | Sarah Jane Timmons (1837 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Martha Mary "Mattie" Rakestraw (1858 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Laura Matilda Rakestraw (1859 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Drusilla Rakestraw (1861 - 1945) |
| Sibling | William Henry "Will" Rakestraw (1863 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Oliver Perry Martin Rakestraw (1865 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Mellie F. Rakestraw (1867 - 1945) |
| Sibling | John Edgar Rakestraw (1869 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Clarence Robert Rakestraw (1872 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Ernest Albert Rakestraw (1874 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Clawdy Rakestraw (1876 - 1876) |
| Sibling | Clyde Rakestraw (1876 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Nancy Jane Rakestraw (1880 - 1912) |
| Sibling | Roy Arthur Rakestraw (1882 - 1959) |