Married Jercy Ann Fisher about 1905 in West Virginia and had the following known children: Raymond Lee "Ben"; Vaughn Herbert; Cecil Fred; Richard Lawrence "Dick"; Edna Pauline.

Robert and Jercy divorced sometime between 1920 and 1930.
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obituary courtesy of Austin Families Association of America

Grafton Sentinel Monday, 30 Jun 1930

ROBERT AUSTIN DIES SUDDENLY
Ruptured Intestine Cause of Death in Hospital. Robert L. Austin, resident of Thayer street, employed in construction work at the Baltimore & Ohio roundhouse here, died in City Hospital at 3 o'clock this afternoon following operation for a ruptured intestine. Struck in the stomach last Tuesday afternoon while helping unload brick from a gondola in the yards, Mr. Austin was carried home in what was thought then to be merely a painful condition with no dangerous aspects. However, on Friday evening he was hurried to the hospital where an incision is said to have revealed development of gangrene. An intestine had been ruptured by the blow from the brick. His condition was known to be very serious this forenoon, a sign on the door to his room in City Hospital advising he be not disturbed. At press time funeral and obituary information was incomplete.
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Grafton Sentinel Tuesday, 1 Jul 1930, pg 1 and 4

ROBERT AUSTIN FUNERAL RITES ON WEDNESDAY
Body Lies In State In Thayer Street Home; Blow Caused Death. Funeral Services for Robert L. Austin, 53, of 521 Thayer street, who died Monday afternoon at Grafton City Hospital of injuries suffered when struck in the stomach by a brick while unloading a car of brick to be used in construction work on the roundhouse addition here, will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the United Brethren Church. Rev. S. L. Postlethwait will officiate and interment will be made in Bluemont cemetery by the Bartlett Funeral Company. Robert L. Austin was the son of Gordon Austin and Catherine Rogers Austin. Five children, four of whom are at home, survive him: Raymond, Baughn [sic], Richard, Pauline, and Cecil of Huntington. Four sisters also survive: Mrs. Mary Summers, of White Day Glades, Marion county; Mrs. Ida Grimes and Mrs. Elizabeth Keener, of Grafton; and Mrs. Minnie Butcher, of Fairmont. Three brothers survive: George Austin, of Grafton; James and Perry Austin, of Fairmont. Mr. Austin was a member of the United Brethren Church, and had spent most of his life in this locality. The body was removed from the City Hospital yesterday afternoon to the Bartlett Funeral Home where it was prepared for burial. This afternoon it was taken to the late home on Thayer street where it will lie in state until funeral time tomorrow.