Personal Life
Robert's first marriage - to Ruth S. (Lamar) Rumsey (born 1902) in May 1929 in Montreal, Canada - ended in a divorce about 1931. Previous to her marriage to Robert, Ruth Lamar had been married to John Williams "Jack" Rumsey (1877-1960), who was owner of the Embassy Club (a nightclub in NYC) and president of the American Play Company (an old established literary agency located at 532 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan).
Robert's second marriage, which occurred on June 25, 1934 in Washington, D. C., was to Ruth "Kitty" (Leavitt) Meeker (1904-1984), daughter of William Homer Leavitt and Ruth Bryan Owen, and granddaughter of United States Secretary of State, William Jennings Bryan. Robert and Ruth Meeker had one son, Robert Owen Lehman, Jr. (nicknamed "Robin"). Also, in 1933, Ruth Meeker had become divorced from her previous husband - William Painter Meeker (1902-1983) - and she had three daughters from that marriage (Ruth Meeker, Helen Meeker, and Kathrin Meeker). Robert and Ruth Meeker's marriage finally ended in divorce in 1951.
Robert's third marriage - to Lee "Elena" (Anz) Lynn (1919-2006) - occurred on July 10, 1952 in New York.
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