George Frederick Bollinger (1770 - 1842) was born in Tryon County, North Carolina. Both Bollinger County, Missouri and Fredericktown, Missouri are named after him. 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Tryon County is a former county located in the state of North Carolina. ... Bollinger County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. ... Fredericktown is a city located in Madison County, Missouri, United States. ...

He was the eleventh of the twelve children of Heinrich Bollinger. George Frederick persuaded twenty other families to leave North Carolina in the fall of 1799 and settle in a region immediately east of what is now Cape Girardeau, Missouri. To acquire the land, Bollinger first had to sign of a document asserting that he and his fellow settlers were all Catholics. In reality, most of the group were members of the German Reformed Church, and none were Catholic. However, Don Louis Lorimier, the Spanish Land Commandant of Cape Girardeau, had been impressed by Bollinger on an earlier visit and was willing to bend the rules for him and his fellow settlers. Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq. ... Cape Girardeau (pronounced ) (French: Cap-Girardeau, pronounced ) is a city located in the county of the same name in Missouri, 100 miles south of Saint Louis. ... The Reformed Church in the United States (RCUS) is a small Christian denomination in the German Reformed theological heritage. ... Don Louis Lorimier (1748 - June 26, 1812) was born in the Etienne parish of Montréal, Quebec, Canada. ... Cape Girardeau (pronounced ) (French: Cap-Girardeau, pronounced ) is a city located in the county of the same name in Missouri, 100 miles south of Saint Louis. ...