John Franklin Rakestraw

Male 1862 - 1928  (66 years)

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  • Name John Franklin Rakestraw  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 2 May 1862  Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Family Search ID MMX4-9J3 
    Residence 1900  Ashville, St Clair, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1910  Ashville, St Clair, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1920  Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Ward 4 
    Death 22 Nov 1928  Ashville, St Clair, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I15075  MontyHistNotes_III | William Alexander Montgomery and Agnes _____
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2025 

    Family Emma Cox,   b. 1870, St Clair County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1951, St Clair County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 31 Dec 1893  Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Herman Bass Rakestraw,   b. 11 Oct 1894, Ashville, St Clair, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1933, Etowah County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Gelene Rakestraw,   b. Oct 1898, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Abbie Rakestraw,   b. Abt 1903, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. James Rakestraw,   b. Abt 1915, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F7003  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 May 1862 - Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 31 Dec 1893 - Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1900 - Ashville, St Clair, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - Ashville, St Clair, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Ward 4 - 1920 - Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Nov 1928 - Ashville, St Clair, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S266] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Ashville, St Clair, Alabama; Roll: 38; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1240038.
      Record for John F Rakestraw
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=1362007&indiv=try

    2. [S70] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Ashville, Saint Clair, Alabama; Roll: T624_32; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1374045.
      Record for John F Rakestraw
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=204337&indiv=try

    3. [S44] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Gadsden Ward 4, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: T625_15; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 94.
      Record for J F Rake-Traw
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6061&h=836253&indiv=try