Bollinger County, History
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Bollinger County, Missouri
History
- 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).
- Bollinger County, Map
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