Michael Bollinger

1870 - 1965  (94 years)

• Name	Michael Bollinger
  Born	6 May 1870	Neudorf, Odessa, Ukrayina
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Feb 1965	South Dakota, USA
  Person ID	I255820	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Family	Margaretha Huber,   b. 20 Sep 1874, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 27 Sep 1952, South Dakota, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	28 Jan 1897	Odessa, Ukrayina
  Children	1. Jakob Bollinger,   b. 1 Oct 1899, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 0Aug 1976, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA  (Age 76 years)   2. Karolina Bollinger,   b. Odessa, Ukrayina   3. Katherine Bollinger,   b. 22 Nov 1903, South Dakota, USA   4. Rose Bollinger   5. Margaret Bollinger   6. Emma Bollinger   7. Martha Bollinger   8. Adolph Bollinger,   b. 23 May 1913, Edmunds County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 4 Jan 1995, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA  (Age 81 years)   9. Alma Bollinger   10. Lydia Bollinger   11. Edward Bollinger
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F89557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Micheal Bollinger Family Micheal Bollinger was born May 6, 1870, in Neudarf, Russia. Margaretta Huber was born Sept. 20, 1874 in Glucksthal, Russia. They were married on Jan. 28, 1897 in Russia. The reason for leaving Russia was for freedom of religion. They left in 1903 with their two children, Jacob and Carrie. Freddie, their first born died in Russia at the age of four. They arrived in New York and came to Redfield by train. After spending only a couple of days in Redfield, they came to Seneca. Here they stayed with Mrs. Bollinger's parents. That summer they worked for Mr. Rudolph Reinecke. The following year they lived near Mother Bollinger's uncle. They worked for him in the fields. The children were left with a cousin who lived nearby. The cousin went to the Bollinger home to bake her bread. She started the fire to heat the oven. Somehow the fire got out of control, burning the home and all of the Bollinger's belongings. They were left homeless with only the clothes on their backs and three children. Friends and neighbors opened their hearts and homes to them. Alma, Katie, Maggie, Lydia, Adolph, Jake, Rose, Carrie, Martha, Emma Later they purchased land seven miles northeast of Tolstoy. Here they built a humble home and other necessary buildings. It was all prairie, complete with many rocks. They cleared the land of rocks and tilled the ground with a one bottom walking plow. After years of hard labor and sweat they lost their farm due to drought. They rented farms for several years. In 1918 they purchased a small farm northeast of Tolstoy. They lived here until 1937. At this time they retired and purchased a small home in Tolstoy. Their family members were: Jacob; Carrie (Maier); Katherine (Dufloth); Rose (Klein); (Holweger); Lydia (died at the age of 33); Emma (Bovee); Edward (died at the age of 14 days); Maggie (Boone); Adolph; Martha (Christiansen); and Alma ( Houghton). They had many hardships in their life time. With faith in God and His loving care they managed to get along. Mrs. Bollinger passed away on Sept. 27 1952. Mr. Bollinger made his home with his children for several years until he needed special nursing care. He spent 3 1/2 years of his life in a nursing home. Mr. Bollinger passed away on Feb. 24, 1965.