The wife Irma, was the granddaughter of Kentucky Governor Joseph Desha, U.S. Representative and Margaret 'Peggy' Desha (Bledsoe)
Her grandfather's brother, Robert Desha, U.S. Representative, was the maternal grandfather of American socialites Alva Erskine Belmont Vanderbilt (Smith) - Alva Erskine Belmont and Mary Virginia Tiffany Yznaga (Smith)Mary Virginia Tiffany
