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This page lists the 20 people on the chart of the Johnny Cash family tree and the 13 numbered sources its article cites. It also gives the credits of the portraits and the article as a reference in four styles. The chart and the article have a page of their own.

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RCRay CashFatherNot recordedMoved the family to Dyess in 1935.

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CCCarrie Cloveree CashMotherNot recordedBorn Rivers, mother of seven.

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ECEzra CarterFather-in-law1898–1975Managed the Carter Family.

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Portrait of Maybelle CarterMaybelle CarterMother-in-law1909–1978Sang in the Original Carter Family.

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RCRoy CashEldest brother1921–1993A car dealer in Memphis.

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MLMargaret Louise CashElder sister1924–2003Born at Kingsland in 1924.

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JCJack CashElder brotherc. 1929–1944Died at fifteen in 1944.

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Portrait of Johnny CashJohnny CashSinger and songwriter1932–2003Born J. R. Cash at Kingsland.

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RCReba Cash HancockYounger sister1934–2006Ran House of Cash.

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JCJoanne CashYounger sisterNot recordedA singer and author.

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Portrait of Tommy CashTommy CashYoungest brother1940–2024A country singer born at Dyess.

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VLVivian LibertoFirst wife1934–2005Married Cash in San Antonio in 1954.

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Portrait of June Carter CashJune Carter CashSecond wife1929–2003Sang with the Carter Sisters.

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RCRosanne CashEldest daughter1955–A singer and songwriter.

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KCKathy CashSecond daughterNot recordedA daughter of Vivian Liberto.

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CCCindy CashThird daughterNot recordedA daughter of Vivian Liberto.

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TCTara CashYoungest daughterNot recordedA daughter of Vivian Liberto.

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JCJohn Carter CashSon1970–A record producer and author.

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RNRosie Nix AdamsStepdaughter1958–2003Daughter of June and Edwin Nix.

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CCCarlene CarterStepdaughter1955–A country singer.

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  • APAGenogram Builder. (2026, November 10). The Johnny Cash family tree, from Dyess to the Carter Family. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/johnny-cash-family-tree
  • MLA“The Johnny Cash Family Tree, from Dyess to the Carter Family.” Genogram Builder, 10 Nov. 2026, https://genogrambuilder.org/history/johnny-cash-family-tree.
  • ChicagoGenogram Builder. “The Johnny Cash Family Tree, from Dyess to the Carter Family.” Last modified November 10, 2026. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/johnny-cash-family-tree.
  • HarvardGenogram Builder (2026) The Johnny Cash Family Tree, from Dyess to the Carter Family. Available at: https://genogrambuilder.org/history/johnny-cash-family-tree (Accessed: 10 November 2026).

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