Son of Coourod Bollinger of Bollinger Co, MO and Evelyn Slogs (spelling?)Bollinger.
John Bollinger, aged 77 years, a Union veteran, died November 12, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Amanda Kidwell, near Rolla, Mo. The remains were brought to West Plains and taken to New Liberty cemetery where they were interred in the family burial plot. Members of John Rollins Post G.A.R., of which Mr. Bollinger was a member, met the body at the train and accompanied the remains to their last resting place.
Mr. Bollinger was born in Stoddard County, this state, in 1845. He joined the Union Army August 16, 1862, and was discharged June 12, 1865. He was at the seige of Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain, Gettysburg, and Ringgold, GA. He served under General John A. Logan and was with General Sherman on the famous march to the sea. After his discharge from the Army he married Nancy Mary Smith, at Washington, Franklin, Missouri, October 26, 1867.
Following the Civil War, Mr. Bollinger moved to Howell County and homesteaded a farm near New Liberty, nine miles northwest of this city. There he reared his family and resided until 1898, when he moved to Willow Springs. He was totally blind, and had been for many years. He was the father of ten children, five of whom survive. These are:
William B., of Floris, Kan.
Amanda Kidwell, Rolla, MO
Mrs. T.J. Gordon, Willow Springs
Mrs. Martha Rebecca Dow, Springfield, MO (1886–1951)
(The son from Kansas, the daughter from Willow Springs, and other relatives accompanied the remains to this city.) Gazette - Nov 23, 1922
Cause of death was Acute Gastritis.
John Bollinger, aged 77 years, a Union veteran, died November 12, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Amanda Kidwell, near Rolla, Mo. The remains were brought to West Plains and taken to New Liberty cemetery where they were interred in the family burial plot. Members of John Rollins Post G.A.R., of which Mr. Bollinger was a member, met the body at the train and accompanied the remains to their last resting place.
Mr. Bollinger was born in Stoddard County, this state, in 1845. He joined the Union Army August 16, 1862, and was discharged June 12, 1865. He was at the seige of Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain, Gettysburg, and Ringgold, GA. He served under General John A. Logan and was with General Sherman on the famous march to the sea. After his discharge from the Army he married Nancy Mary Smith, at Washington, Franklin, Missouri, October 26, 1867.
Following the Civil War, Mr. Bollinger moved to Howell County and homesteaded a farm near New Liberty, nine miles northwest of this city. There he reared his family and resided until 1898, when he moved to Willow Springs. He was totally blind, and had been for many years. He was the father of ten children, five of whom survive. These are:
William B., of Floris, Kan.
Amanda Kidwell, Rolla, MO
Mrs. T.J. Gordon, Willow Springs
Mrs. Martha Rebecca Dow, Springfield, MO (1886–1951)
(The son from Kansas, the daughter from Willow Springs, and other relatives accompanied the remains to this city.) Gazette - Nov 23, 1922
Cause of death was Acute Gastritis.
Son of Coourod Bollinger of Bollinger Co, MO and Evelyn Slogs (spelling?)Bollinger.
John Bollinger, aged 77 years, a Union veteran, died November 12, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Amanda Kidwell, near Rolla, Mo. The remains were brought to West Plains and taken to New Liberty cemetery where they were interred in the family burial plot. Members of John Rollins Post G.A.R., of which Mr. Bollinger was a member, met the body at the train and accompanied the remains to their last resting place.
Mr. Bollinger was born in Stoddard County, this state, in 1845. He joined the Union Army August 16, 1862, and was discharged June 12, 1865. He was at the seige of Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain, Gettysburg, and Ringgold, GA. He served under General John A. Logan and was with General Sherman on the famous march to the sea. After his discharge from the Army he married Nancy Mary Smith, at Washington, Franklin, Missouri, October 26, 1867.
Following the Civil War, Mr. Bollinger moved to Howell County and homesteaded a farm near New Liberty, nine miles northwest of this city. There he reared his family and resided until 1898, when he moved to Willow Springs. He was totally blind, and had been for many years. He was the father of ten children, five of whom survive. These are:
William B., of Floris, Kan.
Amanda Kidwell, Rolla, MO
Mrs. T.J. Gordon, Willow Springs
Mrs. Martha Rebecca Dow, Springfield, MO (1886–1951)
(The son from Kansas, the daughter from Willow Springs, and other relatives accompanied the remains to this city.) Gazette - Nov 23, 1922
Cause of death was Acute Gastritis.
John Bollinger, aged 77 years, a Union veteran, died November 12, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Amanda Kidwell, near Rolla, Mo. The remains were brought to West Plains and taken to New Liberty cemetery where they were interred in the family burial plot. Members of John Rollins Post G.A.R., of which Mr. Bollinger was a member, met the body at the train and accompanied the remains to their last resting place.
Mr. Bollinger was born in Stoddard County, this state, in 1845. He joined the Union Army August 16, 1862, and was discharged June 12, 1865. He was at the seige of Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain, Gettysburg, and Ringgold, GA. He served under General John A. Logan and was with General Sherman on the famous march to the sea. After his discharge from the Army he married Nancy Mary Smith, at Washington, Franklin, Missouri, October 26, 1867.
Following the Civil War, Mr. Bollinger moved to Howell County and homesteaded a farm near New Liberty, nine miles northwest of this city. There he reared his family and resided until 1898, when he moved to Willow Springs. He was totally blind, and had been for many years. He was the father of ten children, five of whom survive. These are:
William B., of Floris, Kan.
Amanda Kidwell, Rolla, MO
Mrs. T.J. Gordon, Willow Springs
Mrs. Martha Rebecca Dow, Springfield, MO (1886–1951)
(The son from Kansas, the daughter from Willow Springs, and other relatives accompanied the remains to this city.) Gazette - Nov 23, 1922
Cause of death was Acute Gastritis.
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