Robert Lewis Letsinger (1921 - 2014)

Born 31 Jul 1921 in Bloomfield, Richland Township, Greene, Indiana, United States

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Died 26 May 2014 at age 92 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States

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Robert Lewis Letsinger is Notable.

Robert Letsinger was an American biochemist & Professor at Northwestern University, best known for work relating to the chemical synthesis of DNA.

Robert Lewis Letsinger was born on July 31, 1921 in Bloomfield, Richland Township, Greene, Indiana, United States.

In 1930, Robert was living in household of Reed A Letsinger (48) at 340 South Seminary Street, Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA. ^[1]

In 1940, Robert was living in household of Reed A Letsinger (58) in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana. ^[2]

Robert married Dorothy Losette Thompson in 1943.

Robert registered for the draft for World War II. ^[3]

In 1950, Robert was living in Wilmette, Cook, Illinois, USA. ^[4]

Robert died on May 26, 2014 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, aged 92. He was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana.^{[5] [6]}

Sources

1. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340325
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #117307098 (accessed 29 August 2023)
   Robert Letsinger (8), single son, in household of Reed A Letsinger (48) at 340 South Seminary Street, Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA. Born in Indiana.
2. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01079; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 53-12
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #55140201 (accessed 29 August 2023)
   Robert Letsinger (18), single son, in household of Reed A Letsinger (58) in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana. Born in Indiana.
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 561
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #195867698 (accessed 29 August 2023)
   Name: Robert Lewis Letsinger; Race: White; Age: 20; Birth Date: 31 Jul 1921; Birth Place: Bloomfield, Indiana; Residence Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942; Registration Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; Employer: Student Mass Instute Technology; Height: 5 11"; Weight: 160; Complexion: Dark Brown; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Mr Reed Letsinger;
   Household Members (Name) Age:
   Robert Lewis Letsinger 21.
4. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wilmette, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 1685; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 16-500
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #227150510 (accessed 29 August 2023)
   Robert L Letsinger (28), married, Sewing Research and Company, head of household in Wilmette, Cook, Illinois, USA. Born in Indiana.
5. ↑ Death: "Washington, U.S., Death Index, 1940-2017"
   Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-2017
   Ancestry Record 6716 #1708203 (accessed 29 August 2023)
   Robert L Letsinger death 26 May 2014 (age 92) in King, Washington, USA.
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #13939286 (accessed 29 August 2023)
   Memorial page for Robert Lewis Letsinger (31 Jul 1921-26 May 2014), citing Grandview Cemetery, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Helen Haldeman Daglas (contributor 46971340).

See also:

• Wikipedia Contributors. “Robert L. Letsinger.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 31 Dec. 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_L._Letsinger. Accessed 29 Aug. 2023. ‌

• Birth: "Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944"
  Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Birth Certificates; Year: 1921; Roll: 013; Certificate Number: 36883
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60871 #1042068 (accessed 29 August 2023)
  Robert Lewis Letsinger born on 31 Jul 1921, son of Reed A Letsinger & Etna Phillips, in Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA.