Dr.
Robert
Kyle
Burns
Sr.
Born in Hillsboro, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Emily Lucille (Moore) Burns
— married
21 Jun 1924 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Robert Kyle Burns
Died
at age 85
in Bridgewater, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Nov 2014
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Biography
Robert Burns Sr. is Notable.
Robert Burns Sr. was born in Appalachia, in West Virginia.
Dr. Robert Kyle Burns was an American biologist who was noted for having changed the sex of alligators from male to female back in 1937 at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. He was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 1955. With most of his research time spent in Virginia.
Sources
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_K._Burns
- "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5PR-7X7 : 12 December 2019), Robert Burns, 1896.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Z4-R6X : accessed 14 August 2022), Robert K Burns Jr. in household of Wm M Burns, Little Levels district (south side) Hillsboro village, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 114, sheet 2B, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,769.
- 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 42;
FamilySearch Record: KQT5-XJD (accessed 14 August 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MB-9XC2
Robert Kyle Burns (43), married head of household in Brighton, Monroe, New York, United States. - "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3X6-74F : 13 March 2020), Robert Kyle Burns, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYP-FTSX : 16 August 2019), Robert Kyle Burns, 26 Jun 1982; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Bridgewater, Rockingham, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
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Rejected matches › Robert S. Burns (1898-) › Robert Bern (abt.1898-) › Robert John Burns (1897-) › Robert Lee Barnes (1895-1980)
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