When Robert Ogle Haviland was born on May 24, 1885, in Harrison, Kentucky, his father, Charles, was 30 and his mother, Fannie, was 23. He married Artemesia Rose Midden on November 18, 1908, in Cynthiana, Kentucky. They had four children in 10 years. He died on November 2, 1947, in his hometown at the age of 62, and was buried in Cynthiana, Kentucky.