Born june 7, 1826 in North Carolina, died jan 21, 1913 in Ray Co., Missouri. Spouse Sarah?. Robert is said to have come from Scotland no proof as of yet. He had several children Mary Elizabeth, Newton, Bill, Emma and Kate. Only have dates for Mary Elizabeth (birth 1850 Greensboro North Carolina, married Jeremiah "Jerry" Bales in Ray Co. MO) as that's the child I descend from. It is family lore that Robert came to Missouri from North Carolina with wife, family and mistress! Both wife and mistress eventually left him and he was a lonely, some what vulgar old man until his death. Anyone ever heard of him???