Bollinger County, Missouri
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Brief History of
Bollinger County
Bollinger County,
Missouri was formed in 1851 from Cape
Girardeau, Madison, Stoddard and Wayne
Counties. Birth records are available from
1883-1891. Marriage records are on file
from 1865 and death records from
1883-1892. Land records from 1851 exist.
Probate and court records are on file in
the county courthouse since 1866.
Bollinger County
is named for George Frederick Bollinger
who came to this area in 1797 from North
Carolina. He received a 640-acre land
grant from Don Louis Lorimier, the Spanish
commandant at Cape Girardeau. In return
for the land, Bollinger agreed to develop
the land and to bring more settlers from
the east. He returned to North Carolina
and, in 1800, brought 20 families
(including six of his brothers and their
families) back to settle along the banks
of the Whitewater River. He also became
involved in the political arena. Bollinger
was a member of the first territorial
assembly, which met in 1812 in St. Louis.
Then, when Missouri became a state,
Bollinger became a senator. He was one of
the original senators to meet at the First
Missouri State Capitol in St. Charles and
he was elected to serve as president pro
tem of the Senate in 1828. Bollinger also
had a hand in national politics when he
was a member of the electorial college
that elected President Andrew Jackson to
his second term (1832-1837).
"Our Neighbors"
Cape
Giradeau [New Site !] ~ Madison
~ Perry
~ Stoddard
~ Wayne
Counties, Missouri
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Hello:
Bollinger County
has been moved from RootsWeb which
is no longer hosting USGenWeb Counties.
Data from the old files will be found on
these two Pages: Vitals
Page and the Odds
& Ends Page
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Townships
[wiki]
Liberty ~ Lorance ~ Union
Whitewater ~ Wayne ~ Crooked Creek ~
Filmore ~ Scopus
Towns
[wiki] ~ USGS
Link
Missouri Maps
Interactive
Atlas ~ Library of Congress: Missouri
Maps
"Map
Geeks" State and Township Maps ~ Getty
Geographical Thesaurus
Bureau
of Land Management ~ Sanborn
Fire Insurance Maps [Scroll Down]
USGS
Maps for Missouri ~ Missouri
State and Regional Maps
Historical
Maps: Perry Castaneda ~ Quadrangles
~ Surveyor's
Base Maps
Historic
Map Works "Residential Genealogy"
Library
of Congress: Miscellaneous Maps
MapGoose
And Google
Earth Pro [Download Link]
Interested in other Missouri Counties?
Here
is a map with clickable links
Biographies ~
Books
There were a few
Biographies that had been transcribed from
the following History"
"Goodspeed's
history of southeast Missouri : embracing
an historical account of the counties of
Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, Perry, Cape
Girardeau, Bollinger, Madison, New Madrid,
Pemiscot, Dunklin, Scott, Mississippi,
Stoddard, Butler, Wayne and Iron:
Published: 1888"
Here
is an Index ~ Here
are Transcribed Bio's ~ Here
are extracted pages for the remainder.
Bollinger
County, 1851-1976 : a Bicentennial
Commemorative
Online and Searchable: Please
use the link
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Miscellaneous
Missouri Historical Information: Pioneers
~ Native American's
Historic
Missourians, Towns and Forts, and...
George
Caleb Bingham ~ Old
Settler's Association: 1897
"Gone
but not forgotton" ~ Missouri Pioneer
Site
The
Forts of Missouri ~ Missouri
History - Provincial Period
Native
American Tribes in Missouri
"Missouri
Pioneers, County and Genealogical
Records"; 30 Volumes
Created by:
Hodges, Nadine ~
Vineyard, John, Mrs. ~ Woodruff, Audrey
Lee Wagner, 1913 - 1996
[Books - FS
Catalog - Log In, Search: Use Nadine
Hodges ]
Here are the Vols
which contain information for Bollinger
County
All Vols are pdf and searchable
Vols: 9, 10, 11, 12, 25
They are all available in the FS Catalog:
Please use this link.
"What's New"
Guardianship Records: Estates of Minors Family
Search Images ~ Records are Chronological
Medical
Directories:
"Medical and Surgical Directory
of The United States"
R L Polk & Co, Publishers,
Here
are the pages for 1886
"Medical and Surgical Register
of The United States"
R L Polk, Publishers,
Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago
Here
are the pages for 1890
Also Included is the following
collection of data:
Officers Of the Medical Department
of the United States Army And
Hospital Stewards.
Medical Corps of the United States
Navy
Medical Officers Of the U. S.
Marine Hospital Service.
Including Acting Assistant
Surgeons And Hospital Stewards.
Here are the Military Pages for 1886
and 1890
Note:
There
are more Medical Registers:
Scroll Down
'Polk's medical register and
directory of North America'
by R.L. Polk, Publishers
There are quite a few:
Years: 1900, 1902, 1904, 1906,
1908, 1910, 1912, 1890, 1893,
1896, 1898, 1917
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As I was cleaning up the old Bollinger
Files, I did a bit of searching for
additional Resources;
Here are
Miscellaneous Items from the Family Search
Catalog:
For Access: Log
into your FS Account, Search, Catalog, Use
the links below.
Centennial St. John's Church and Leopold, Mo., 1856-1956
[Elfrink, Richard J]
Old Bollinger : a collection of historical articles taken
from the pages of the Banner Press, Bollinger County's
weekly newspaper, and published in celebration of the
bicentennial of the American Revolution
[Ellinghouse, Cletis R.]
MO State Archives
Missouri, Bollinger County, tax records, 1865-1900
Lookups and
Queries:
The New County
Coordinator will be happy to receive any
notes regarding Volunteers,
If you have questions or resources to
share please contact the State
Coordinator: Mel
Owings
Queries
It appears that
there is not a mail list for Bollinger
County,
Please
Check Cyndi's list.
Lookups:
I have access to
the Library Edition of My Heritage
Kansas City Star
[1 Mar 2013 > Current]
and
Access to the
following Subscription
Databases
[Library Editions]
Heritage Hub
[Includes NewsBank] ~ Historic Map Works
For more Info and
Contents ~
Contact Martha [MOGenWeb Volunteer]
'History Hub' = New Lookup Service
Search for Living
People: Zaba
Search
And RAOGK
Local
Historical, Museum, and Genealogical
Agencies and [Research
Requests]
The above list
has local resources, web pages and
information that may help with research.
MO Digital
Heritage: Genealogical
Collections
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State Coordinator: Mel
Owings
Assistant State Coordinator: Martha
A C Graham
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