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I also descend from the Missouri Bollinger's. I have done quite a lot of research on my Bollinger line, including going to Missouri to do research. There is a book called "The Bollinger Connection" which is very expensive to buy but can be borrowed from several libraries. I was able to find it in the libraries in Stoddard County MO. and make specific copies. Orencia Bollinger who wrote the book starts with her trip to Germany. and she lists the Swiss connection to the Bollinger name including early records of priests and artists who were from the Swiss/German area. She was never able to prove who our immigrant, Henrich Bollinger, descended from, but it was definitely our Bollinger line. Especially interesting is the story of how they left North Carolina and crossed the Mississippi on 3 feet of ice and arrived in the Spanish Territory Jan 1, 1800. A lot still to learn.