Robert Lee Avary (1863-1939) was born in Dekalb County, Georgia. He graduated from Emory University (1886) and the University of Georgia (1890). He was admitted to the Georgia Bar Association (1890), practiced law in Atlanta, and was a teacher at Atlanta Medical College and Southern Medical College (both later Emory University). He married Janie Stephens (1868-1937), a grandniece of Alexander Hamilton Stephens (1812-1883), the vice president of the Confederacy. Robert and Janie had three children: Janie Carr Avary (1901-1903), Robert Lee Avary Jr. (1903-1989), and Stephens Archer Avary (1907-1969). Robert, Jr. served in the United States Army during World War II, practiced law in Atlanta, and married Jeanne Gerne (1926-2003). Stephens was a draftsman and married Mary Pierce (1912-2004). Both sons and their wives are buried in Decatur, Georgia. Janie S. Avary, was the sister of Alexander William Stephens (1874-1943) and Dr. Robert G. Stephens (1881-1974). Alexander never married and served as Superior Court Judge in Atlanta from 1918 to his death. Robert married Lucy Evans (1881-1962) in 1907 and had one son, Robert G. Stephens Jr. (1913-2003). Robert served as the United States representative from Georgia's Tenth Congressional district. Additional biographical information about the Stephens family has not been determined.