Robert B. Votaw married Verana Coblentz on 21 Jun 1866. They had 7 children: Ida M., Laura, Harry Ellison, Emma A., George E., Louis Slusser, and Garfield Arthur.
Robert B. Votaw served in the Civil War. He enlisted on 18 Sep 1862 in Company H of the 115th Ohio Infantry. He was mustered out on 22 Jun 1865.
