Biographical Sketch of Robert F. Letcher, Washington County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Robert F. Letcher is one of the enterprising farmers of Washington County. He was born in St. Louis in 1834, in which city he was reared, receiving a good education. His father, Isaac A. Letcher, was a native of Virginia, and a descendant of one of the most prominent families of that State. He removed to Missouri in 1815, where he lived until his death, which occurred May 1, 1875. He married Julia A. Bobb, a native of Kentucky. In early life Robert F. was employed as a clerk. He was married in 1865 to Miss Margaret McGuffie, a native of England, of Scotch ancestry. To this union have been born six children, viz.: Philip, Isaac, Theodore, Jacob, Lee and Julia. The farm upon which Mr. Letcher resides is one of the old landmarks of the section, and it con- tains 265 acres. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================