My Family Tree
Person Chart
Parents
| Father | Date of Birth | Mother | Date of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jonathan "John" Thomas Carathers |
1/22/1850 |  Melvina Melinda Colwell (Carathers) |
10/1/1858 |
Partners
| Partner | Date of Birth | Children |
|---|---|---|
| Julia Mae Dunn (Carathers) |
10/23/1882 | William David CarathersElmer David CarathersNora Marie CarathersMinnie Lee CarathersRobert Lowery CarathersJohnnie Monroe CarathersNo Name CarathersWalter Gerald Carathers |
Person Events
| Event Type | Date | Place | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 Birth |
8/14/1881 | Decatur, Wise County, Texas, United States | |
| Marriage |
9/13/1903 | Decatur, Wise County, Texas, United States | |
| Death |
8/23/1957 | Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, United States | |
| Burial |
8/24/1957 | Amarillo, Randall, Texas, United States | Section C Lot 42 Space 7 |
Kinship Report
| Name | Type | Place of Birth | Date of Birth | Place of Death | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner | |||||
| Julia Mae Dunn (Carathers) |
Wife | Texas, United States | 10/23/1882 | Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, United States | 4/2/1951 |
| Brothers & Sisters | |||||
| Nancy "Nannie" Victoria Carathers |
Sister | Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, United States | 9/7/1876 | Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, United States | 7/4/1939 |
| William Adrew Jackson Carathers |
Brother | Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, United States | 12/21/1879 | Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, United States | 10/27/1959 |
| Wiley Remie Carathers |
Brother | Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, United States | 10/13/1884 | Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States | 1/18/1949 |
| Jonathan David Carathers |
Brother | Bridgeport, Wise County, Texas, United States | 11/2/1887 | Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, United States | 8/1/1957 |
| Children | |||||
| William David Carathers |
Son | Decatur, Wise County, Texas, United States | 10/31/1906 | Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, United States | 1/13/1971 |
| Elmer David Carathers |
Son | 10/14/1908 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States | 9/3/1994 | |
| Nora Marie Carathers |
Daughter | 1911 | |||
| Minnie Lee Carathers |
Daughter | Bridgeport, Wise County, Texas, United States | 1/25/1912 | Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, United States | 1/26/1994 |
| Robert Lowery Carathers |
Son | Bridgeport, Wise County, Texas, United States | 10/14/1913 | Decatur, Wise County, Texas, United States | 12/1/1915 |
| Johnnie Monroe Carathers |
Son | Bridgeport, Wise County, Texas, United States | 12/8/1915 | ||
| No Name Carathers |
Son | Bridgeport, Wise County, Texas, United States | 12/8/1915 | ||
| Walter Gerald Carathers |
Son | Flodydata, Floyd, Texas, United States | 5/7/1921 | Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, United States | 9/16/2005 |
| Parents | |||||
| Jonathan "John" Thomas Carathers |
Father | Claborne Parish, Louisiana, United States | 1/22/1850 | Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, United States | 12/2/1892 |
| Melvina Melinda Colwell (Carathers) |
Mother | Texas, United States | 10/1/1858 | Texas, United States | 1/1/1911 |
| Grandchildren | |||||
| Patsy Clay |
Granddaughter | ||||
| Rolan Clay |
Grandson | ||||
| Sammye Lee Clay |
Granddaughter | ||||
| Linda Sue Carathers |
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| Johnnie Charles Carathers |
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| Michael Dunn Carathers |
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| Richard Elden Carathers |
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| Dennis Lee Carathers |
Grandson | Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, United States | 7/13/1951 | Ely, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States | 7/30/1998 |
| Patrick Dean Carathers |
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| Mary Cathryn Carathers |
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| Bruce Kevin Carathers |
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| Great grandchildren | |||||
| Carla Stover |
Great granddaughter | ||||
| Charles Carathers |
Great grandson | ||||
| Cheryl Stover |
Great granddaughter | ||||
| Christopher Stover |
Great grandson | ||||
| Judith Ann Carathers |
Great granddaughter | Texas, United States | |||
| Marcus Clay |
Great grandson | ||||
| Mindy Clay |
Great granddaughter | ||||
| Tad Clay |
Great grandson | ||||
| Donald Scott Stark |
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| Michele Dawn Stark |
Great granddaughter | Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, United States | 3/2/1966 | Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, United States | 3/27/2017 |
| Jeremy Carathers |
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| Jonathan Christopher Carathers |
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| Amanda Sue Carathers |
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| Jason Michael Carathers |
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| Steven Timothy Carathers |
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| Second grandchildren | |||||
| Lance Stark |
Second grandson | ||||
| Savannah Michele Stark |
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| Grandparents | |||||
| Lurany "Lorraine" J Goodwin (Carathers) |
Grandmother | Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, United States | 6/27/1856 | ||
| Jonathan "John" Carathers |
Grandfather | Washington, Tenneessee, United States | 1801 | Tarrant, Texas, United States | 1873 |
| Great grandparents | |||||
| Sarah Young (Carathers) |
Great grandmother | Tennessee, United States | 1764 | Wilson, Tennessee, United States | October 1850 |
| Jonathan C Carathers |
Great grandfather | Ireland | About 1765 | Washington, Tenneessee, United States | 6/1/1840 |
| Second great grandparents | |||||
| Isabell (Young) |
Second great grandmother | ||||
| John Sr Young |
Second great grandfather | Augusta, Virgina, United States | 1745 | Johnason City, Washington, Tennessee, United States | 9/2/1802 |
| Parents-In-Law | |||||
| Mattie Dennis (Dunn) |
Mother-in-law | ||||
| J M Dunn |
Father-in-law | Texas, United States | 12/1856 | ||
| Sons- & Daughters-In-Law | |||||
| Addi Lucille Moreman (Carathers) |
Daughter-in-law | ||||
| Samuel Roland Clay |
Son-in-law | 4/17/1912 | |||
| Merriam Elizabeth Ellefsen (Carathers) |
Daughter-in-law | 6/21/1926 | 8/14/2002 | ||
| Brothers- & Sisters-In-Law | |||||
| William Lowry Minor Sr |
Brother-in-law | Texas, United States | June 1874 | Decatur, Wise County, Texas, United States | 1900 |
| John W Dunn |
Brother-in-law | 07/1880 | |||
| Mary "Mae" A Perry (Carathers) |
Sister-in-law | 10/20/1882 | 11/8/1960 | ||
| Sudia Dunn |
Sister-in-law | Texas, United States | 08/1885 | ||
| David Dunn |
Brother-in-law | Texas, United States | 12/1887 | ||
| Willie Dunn |
Brother-in-law | Texas, United States | 10/1888 | ||
| Simon Dunn |
Brother-in-law | Texas, United States | 04/1891 | ||
| Mattie Dunn |
Sister-in-law | Texas, United States | 09/1892 | ||
| Dillie Dunn |
Sister-in-law | Texas, United States | 02/1894 | ||
| Doc P Dunn |
Brother-in-law | Texas, United States | 10/1895 | ||
| Mary Elizabeth Yarnell (Carathers) |
Sister-in-law | Prosper, Collin County, Texas, United States | 1/21/1896 | Denton, Denton County, Texas, United States | 9/18/1977 |
| Bessie Colwell (Carathers) |
Sister-in-law | Dallas, Texas, United States | 8/27/1896 | Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States | 9/11/1979 |
| Ora or Osa Dunn |
Sister-in-law | Texas, United States | 11/1898 | ||
| Irene Dunn |
Sister-in-law | September 1919 | |||
| Nephews & Nieces | |||||
| Charlie Dunn |
Nephew-in-law | ||||
| Esther Dunn |
Niece-in-law | ||||
| Ruthie Dunn |
Niece-in-law | ||||
| Vera Dunn |
Niece-in-law | ||||
| Oscar D Minor |
Nephew | 3/14/1895 | Sycamore Cemetery, Coryell County, Texas, United States | 9/7/1901 | |
| Minnie Lee Minor |
Niece | 7/2/1897 | Decatur, Wise County, Texas, United States | 9/10/1901 | |
| William Lowry Minor Jr |
Nephew | Decatur, Wise County, Texas, United States | 12/24/1900 | Freer, Duval County, Texas, United States | 7/23/1959 |
| Thomas D Carathers |
Nephew | Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, United States | 2/20/1912 | Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, United States | 12/8/1964 |
| Catherine Carathers |
Niece | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States | 9/23/1915 | Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas, United States | 7/19/2018 |
| John Andrew Carathers |
Nephew | Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States | 9/27/1918 | Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas, United States | 6/25/1976 |
| Warren Harding Carathers |
Nephew | Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States | 1/11/1922 | The Woodlands, Harris, Texas, United States | 12/8/1995 |
| Bessie Melvina Carathers (Rink) |
Niece | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States | 1/8/1925 | Liberty City, Gregg County, Texas, United States | 3/25/2021 |
| William Andrew Carathers Jr |
Nephew | Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States | 11/13/1926 | Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, United States | 10/23/1979 |
| Grandnephews & Grandnieces | |||||
| Dorothy Louise Rogers |
Grandniece | Irving, Dallas, Texas, United States | 8/9/1937 | Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas, United States | 5/28/2022 |
| Mary Ann Rogers |
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| Robert Eugene Carathers |
Grandnephew | Irving, Dallas, Texas, United States | 9/24/1947 | Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas, United States | 5/31/2007 |
| Michael Francis Rink |
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| Rebecca Jean Carathers |
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| Suzanne Carathers |
Grandniece | Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States | 3/9/1952 | Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States | 3/9/1952 |
| Great grandnephews & Great grandnieces | |||||
| Carol Ann Britt |
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| Sharon Louise Britt |
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| Lisa Diane Britt |
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| Richard Todd Oringderff |
Great grandnephew | Kaufman, Kaufman County, Texas, United States | 6/22/1963 | Irving, Dallas, Texas, United States | 10/25/1992 |
| Carey Renea Oringderff |
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| Maxie Earl Britt Jr |
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| Second grandnephews & Second grandnieces | |||||
| Laura Catherine Renfro |
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| Zachary Nathan Renfro |
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| Christopher Thomas Miles |
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| Matthew Thomas Renfro |
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| Amanda Miles |
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| Jason Kyle Points |
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| Jeffery Keith Hartwick |
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| Justin Earl Britt |
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| Sarah Diane Hartwick |
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| Nathan Taylor Points |
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| Jacob Todd Britt |
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| Jordan Andrew Points |
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| Conner Lee Britt |
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| Third grandnephews & Third grandnieces | |||||
| Emma Carol Renfro |
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| Abigail Katherine Miles |
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| Nolan Lynn Renfro |
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| William Aaron Miles |
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| Abraham "Abe" Blake Renfro |
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| Brooklyn Louise Brandt |
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| Renee Elizabeth Brandt |
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| Audrey Jean Miles |
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| Emmersyn Claire Points |
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| Sydney June Hartwick |
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| Estella Catherine Hartwick |
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| Biau Taylor Points |
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| Preston Michael Hartwick |
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| Bronson Max Britt |
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| Uncles & Aunts | |||||
| David Andrew Jackson Carathers |
Uncle | Jemison, Alabama, United States | 8/29/1837 | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 8/23/1895 |
| Temperance Carathers |
Aunt | Lisbon, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States | 9/8/1839 | Lisbon, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States | 10/7/1851 |
| Henrietta J Carathers |
Aunt | Lisbon, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States | 6/9/1842 | Lisbon, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States | 11/11/1852 |
| Margaret Carathers |
Aunt | Jemison, Alabama, United States | 1845 | ||
| Victorier Caruthers |
Aunt | Jemison, Alabama, United States | 1846 | Jemison, Alabama, United States | |
| Great uncles & Great aunts | |||||
| Jonathan Carathers |
Great uncle | Washington, Tennessee, United States | 1791 | ||
| James Carathers |
Great uncle | No Township Listed, Washington, Tennessee, United States | 1794 | ||
| John Carathers |
Great uncle | No Township Listed, Washington, Tennessee, United States | 1797 | No Township Listed, Washington, Tennessee, United States | 1865 |
| Samuel Carathers |
Great uncle | No Township Listed, Washington, Tennessee, United States | 1801 | ||
| Jane Carathers |
Great aunt | No Township Listed, Washington, Tennessee, United States | 1805 | ||
| Isabel Carathers |
Great aunt | Washington, Texas, United States | 1808 | ||
| Nancy Carathers |
Great aunt | No Township Listed, Washington, Tennessee, United States | 1816 | Douglas, Missouri, United States | 7/8/1860 |
| Uncles-in-law & Aunts-in-law | |||||
| Sara Elizabeth McCasland (Carathers) |
Aunt-in-law | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 4/11/1847 | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 1/17/1928 |
| (Great uncles & Great aunts)-in-law | |||||
| Catherine Sell (Carathers) |
Great aunt-in-law | 1827 | |||
| Cousins | |||||
| Laura A Carathers |
First cousin (f) | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 6/2/1866 | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 6/25/1904 |
| Lee Jackson Carathers |
First cousin (m) | Louisiana, United States | 11/8/1870 | 1/25/1958 | |
| John Clay Carathers |
First cousin (m) | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 6/23/1872 | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 3/8/1941 |
| Benjamin Franklin Carathers |
First cousin (m) | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 4/30/1874 | Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 8/21/1948 |
| Julia Victoria Carathers |
First cousin (f) | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 10/18/1875 | Minden, Webster, Louisiana, United States | 4/1/1955 |
| Minnie Eudora Carathers |
First cousin (f) | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 10/18/1875 | Bernice, Union, Louisiana, United States | 2/2/1977 |
| Shelton Mack Carathers |
First cousin (m) | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 12/2/1877 | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 5/1/1956 |
| Laura Malanie Carathers |
First cousin (f) | Louisiana, United States | 6/2/1880 | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 6/25/1904 |
| David Jonathan Carathers |
First cousin (m) | Louisiana, United States | 8/29/1885 | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 11/14/1904 |
| Jonathan David Carathers |
First cousin (m) | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 8/29/1885 | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 11/14/1904 |
| 1st cousins once removed up | |||||
| Jonathen Lafayette Windield Carathers |
1st cousin once removed up (m) | Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, United States | 11/30/1857 | Unicoi, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States | 6/27/1947 |
| 1st cousins once removed | |||||
| Marguerite Carathers |
1st cousin once removed (f) | ||||
| Ragan Ford |
1st cousin once removed (m) | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 11/30/1901 | Minden, Webster, Louisiana, United States | May 1987 |
| Shelton Carathers |
1st cousin once removed (m) | 10/24/1903 | 11/3/1903 | ||
| Floyd Melton Carathers |
1st cousin once removed (m) | Oak Ridge Cemetery, Deadwood, Morehouse, Louisiana, United States | 12/23/1903 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | 4/24/1975 |
| Alford Carathers Simmons |
1st cousin once removed (m) | 6/20/1904 | 6/20/1904 | ||
| John DeWitt Caruthers |
1st cousin once removed (m) | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 6/21/1905 | England | 8/26/1961 |
| Jackson Clay Carathers |
1st cousin once removed (m) | Louisiana, United States | 9/19/1905 | San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States | 11/28/1980 |
| Basil Everette Carathers |
1st cousin once removed (m) | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 6/3/1912 | St Louis City, Missouri, United States | 5/5/1963 |
| Baby Carathers |
1st cousin once removed (m) | Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 9/16/1914 | Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 9/16/1914 |
| Laura Carathers |
1st cousin once removed (f) | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 12/8/1914 | Louisiana, United States | 3/26/2011 |
| David Kerlin Carathers |
1st cousin once removed (m) | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 5/26/1916 | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 9/20/1960 |
| Alice Dean Carathers |
1st cousin once removed (f) | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 1/28/1918 | Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States | 12/29/2002 |
| Sara Beatrice Carathers |
1st cousin once removed (f) | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 7/18/1920 | Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States | 1/18/2001 |
| Ruby Lee Carathers |
1st cousin once removed (f) | Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 3/19/1923 | Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States | 12/12/2002 |
| Fred Phillip Carathers |
1st cousin once removed (m) | Louisiana, United States | 3/11/1927 | Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States | 10/31/2012 |
| 1st cousins twice removed | |||||
| John DeWitt Caruthers Jr |
1st cousin twice removed (m) | Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States | 1/29/1929 | Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States | 1/3/2025 |
| Shirley Carathers |
1st cousin twice removed (f) | Louisiana, United States | 12/28/1936 | Texas, United States | 8/30/2009 |
| Grandparents-in-law | |||||
| Caroline (Dunn) |
Grandmother-in-law | South Carolina, United States | |||
| W Dunn |
Grandfather-in-law | Jemison, Alabama, United States | |||
| Grandchildren-in-law | |||||
| Cheryl Ann Martin (Carathers) |
Granddaughter-in-law | ||||
| Laurie Ellen McMinn (Carathers) |
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| Lori Janelle Love (Carathers) |
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| Great grandchildren-in-law | |||||
| Brandon A Luedke |
Great grandson-in-law | ||||
| James M Daniels Jr |
Great grandson-in-law | 11/10/1947 | 2/26/2008 | ||
| Rebecca Louise Stennett (Clay) |
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Notes
| Married Wise Cty, TX Book 5, 155 - Res: Floyd, TX 9-1918 - 1920 Census has Father birth as Missouri./1900 Census file |
| Married Wise Cty, TX Book 5, 155 - Res: Floyd, TX 9-1918 - 1920 Census has Father birth as Missouri./1900 Census file |
Media
Pictures
Carathers-Death-Obits, Carathers J. L. and Morris Yarnell
1903-09-12-Marriage-Carathers, John Lee & Julia Dunn
1918-9-12-Carathers, John Lee:Military Registration Card
Julia and John Lee Carathers
Carathers, John Lee-CofD