| Father | Michael Redwine Rakestraw Sr (1874 - 1926) |
| Mother | Ida Jane Chandler (1876 - 1958) |
| Sibling | F. Carl Edward Rakestraw (1898 - 1988) |
| Sibling | Eva Martha Rakestraw (1899 - 1921) |
| Sibling | Alice Inez Rakestraw (1900 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Mary Elizabeth Rakestraw (1902 - 1991) |
| Sibling | William Tavner Rakestraw (1904 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Thomas Franklin "Tommy" Rakestraw (1906 - 1986) |
| Sibling | Bennit Decatur Rakestraw (1909 - 1989) |
| Sibling | Minnie Rakestraw (1910 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Frances Rakestraw (1913 - ) |
| Sibling | Ssgt Michael Redwine Rakestraw Jr (1915 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Ida Beatrice "Dee" Rakestraw (1920 - 2007) |