John & Mary Bollinger Home

John A Bollinger (1828-1913)
& Mary Magdalena Hahn (1829-1911)
at home in San Jose on Infirmary Rd.

From Darlene Walter Padgett / Bessie Bollinger Walter Collection

Tessie Edna Bollinger (1893-1995)

Tessie Edna Bollinger Olivas Barfield,
second daughter and 7th of 8 children born to
Benjamin F and Frances Q Bollinger.

Mother of:
Arthur Byron Olivas (1915-2010)
Victor Merle Olivas (1918-1953)
Arletta Olivas Reinitz Dement (1920-2004)

John Bollinger Children

Joseph Bollinger (1844-1921)

youngest son of Joshua and Lena Statler Bollinger,
with wife, Sarah Elizabeth Bollinger (1849-1923)
oldest daughter and firstborn of John and Mary Magdalena Hahn Bollinger

Mary Priscilla (Brown), John Andrew, Matilda Eveline (Carney),
Barbara Catherine (Furman Moore), Sarah Elizabeth

Children of John and Mary Magdalena Hahn Bollinger:

Sarah Elizabeth Bollinger Bollinger (1849-1923)
Barbara Catherine Bollinger Furman Moore (1851-1920)
James McFarren Bollinger (1852-1931)
Frances Quintilla Bollinger Bollinger (1856-1960)
Mary Priscilla Bollinger Brown (1858-1951)
Cordelia Jane Bollinger James Sibert McClure O'Neil (1860-1915)
Matilda Eveline Bollinger Carney (1863-1937)
Rachel Elzina Bollinger Proffer(1865-1929)
John Andrew Bollinger (1868-1942)
Clara Elovina Bollinger Moulton Tully (1869-1933)
Moses Jacob Bollinger (1872-1952)

From Darlene Walter Padgett / Bessie Bollinger Walter Collection

Robert Caldwell Bollinger & Family Connections

Robert Caldwell Bollinger (1883-1912)
8th of 11 children born to
Joseph M Bollinger (1844-1921) and Sarah Elizabeth Bollinger (1849-1923)

Paternal grandparents:
Joshua Bollinger (1810-1889) and Lena Statler (1812-1849)
Maternal grandparents:
John A Bollinger (1828-1913) and Mary Magdalena Hahn (1829-1911)

Robert's father, Joseph, is the older half-brother of Benjamin Franklin Bollinger
Robert's mother, Sarah, is the older sister of Frances Quintilla Bollinger
(A case of brothers married to sisters)

Another interesting family connection:
Joshua Bollinger's mother, Mary Magdalena Hahn (1791-1861)
and Mary Magdalena Hahn's father, Abraham Hahn (1786-1860)
were brother and sister, the children of Joshua Hahn and Elizabeth Henkel;

which makes both Joseph & Sarah and Benjamin & Frances
second cousins who married.

This Hahn Family connection is one generation closer than their Bollinger Family connection, in which they are third cousins through their Bollinger great-grandfathers, brothers John and Matthias. Is that totally confusing?

From Darlene Walter Padgett / Bessie Bollinger Walter Collection

Amanda Walter Garrett

Amanda Renee Walter,
daughter of Charles Ward Walter & Patty Lou Prater,
granddaughter of Charles Howard Walter & Bessie Frances Bollinger,
Great-Granddaughter of Ward Edward Bollinger & Sinthe Belle Wilson
graduation photo, 1995

with husband Jeffrey Clark Garrett.

From Darlene Walter Padgett / Bessie Bollinger Walter Collection

Charles & Bessie Walter

Charles Ward Walter

Chuck,
only son and youngest child of
Charles Howard Walter and Bessie Frances Bollinger,
9 years old

In the Air Force

with wife, Patty Lou Prater.

From Darlene Walter Padgett / Bessie Bollinger Walter Collection

Ward & Sinthe Bollinger, Classic

This is my favorite photo and exactly how I remember Great-Grandpa & Grandma looking.

Married for 64 years and 9 months:
from Nov. 11, 1911 until Ward's death Aug. 2, 1976

From Darlene Walter Padgett / Bessie Bollinger Walter Collection

Ward Bollinger on farm, 1918

Ward Edward Bollinger with children Ward Thomas and Bessie Frances
& a little of piglets on the farm in Chowchilla
(on Robertson Blvd. according to 1920 Census)

From Darlene Walter Padgett / Bessie Bollinger Walter Collection

Ward & Audrey Bollinger, 1959

Ward Thomas Bollinger (1912-1986) and wife Audry Lillie Wood (1919-1980)

Ward is the firstborn of Ward & Sinthe Bollinger
Grandson of Benjamin Franklin & Frances Quintilla Bollinger

From Darlene Walter Padgett / Bessie Bollinger Walter Collection

Lois Rosamond Bollinger Russell, 1915-2010

Lois was the seventh of ten children born to
Joshua Franklin Bollinger (1879-1956) and Amy Georgiana Boyd (1881-1957)
Granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin and Frances Quintilla Bollinger


Siblings: Anona Alene Bollinger Groh (1903-1971)
Neil Franklin Bollinger (1906-1974)
Frances Elizabeth "Frankie" Bollinger Clement (1908-1999)
Glenn E Bollinger (1909-2001)
Earl Lowell Bollinger (1911-1989)
Tessie A Bollinger Fox Precco (1912-1992)
Eunice Beatrice Bollinger Crainer Roberts Tippie
Nina Paulou Bollinger Walker
Frank Junior Bollinger (1924-1993)

RUSSELL

Jan. 24, 1915 - Jan. 18, 2010

Lois Rosamond Russell, Nee Bollinger, born January 26, 1915, passed away peacefully at home in Merced on Monday night, January 18, 2010, age 94.

Lois is survived by her daughters, Judy Mahony and Pam Holmes-White; sons-in-law, Frank Mahony and Alan White; grandchildren, Russ, Warwick, Ali and his wife Jessica Holmes and Angie and her husband Mike Zyrucha and Christie Mahony; great granddaughters, Zoe, Annabel and Tess Holmes, and Courtney and Breeanna Zyrucha; two surviving sisters, Eunice Tippie and Paulou Walker; and her sister-in-law, Theda Bollinger. Of her many nieces and nephews, special gratitude is given to Wanda Lawin and Betty Scott who provided enormous assistance in her last years. Her husband Neal Russell passed away in 1999.

Lois grew up in Chowchilla, and graduated from Chowchilla Union High School in 1932. In 1934 she began her study at Fresno City Commercial College, where she met Neal Russell. After they married, Lois and Neal ran an accountancy business and were partners in the bowling alley in Chowchilla for many years, and they retired to Camp Meeker in the Redwoods in the mid 1970's. Lois moved to Merced after her husband's death.

In previous years, she had done leather work and hand-carved ceramics work at her sister Frankie Clement's shop. She was also a gifted seamstress, sewing many of Judy and Pam's clothes, especially for special events. Lois took up quilting in her 60s and quilted with the Graton Church of Christ Quilting Circle for more than 20 years. She continued with her quilting after coming back to the San Joaquin Valley in 1999, and attended a Merced College quilting class in Chowchilla with her sister-in-law Theda Bollinger and her nieces Wanda Lawin and Betty Scott. She has completed more that 40 quilts over those years, and produced baby quilts for all her great grandchildren and many cousins, nieces and nephews over the years. She also crocheted Afghans for her grandsons in the flag of their countries of birth or citizenship, completing one Canadian, one Papua-New Guinean and one American flag afghan.

Lois worshipped with the Churches of Christ in Chowchilla, Graton and Merced throughout her lifetime. Her memorial service will be held at the Merced Church of Christ, 2050 Yosemite Parkway at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 23, 2010. The service will be followed by a reception in the Fellowship Hall at the church, and then in the recreation center at Merced Mobile Estates, 2020 Ashby Road, Merced.

The family request that donations be made in lieu of flowers to the , or the Bristol Hospice, 1170 W. Olive Avenue, Merced, Ca 95348.

Arrangements are under the direction of Stratford Evans Merced Funeral Home.

Published in Merced Sun Star on January 22, 2010

Bollinger Reunion, 1983

From Darlene Walter Padgett's Collection

(I can send you the photo via e-mail
if you would like to see it larger than full size)

Bollinger Reunion, 1982

From Darlene Walter Padgett's Collection

(I can send you the photo via e-mail if you would like to see it larger than full size)

Baird Boys

Larry and Joe Baird
sons of George Leroy and Belle Bollinger Baird

Arthur Byron Olivas, 1915-2010

Art was the firstborn son of Byron Olivas (1892-1972) and Tessie Edna Bollinger (1893-1995)
Grandson of Benjamin Franklin and Frances Quintilla Bollinger

Siblings: Victor Olivas (1918-1953)
Arletta Olivas Reinitz Dement (1920-2004)

From Darlene Walter Padgett's Collection

Ward Bollinger Grandchildren, abt 1949

Back row from left: ?, Charlotte Walter, ? Ward & Sinthe, Darlene Walter, ?
Front row from left: ?, ?, ?, Candy Walter, ?, ?, ?

Please leave a comment if you can identify any of the children ~

Photo from June Bollinger's Collection

Ward & Sinthe Bollinger, 1911

Cynthia Isabelle "Sinthe" Wilson and groom Ward Edward Bollinger
with brother John B Wilson

Photo from June Bollinger's Collection

Walter Family, abt 1943

Charles & Bessie Bollinger Walter with daughters Charlotte (left) and Darlene (back)

Photo from June Bollinger's Collection

Oliver & Geneva

Oliver Arnold Bollinger and bride Geneva Julia Witt

Photo from June Bollinger's Collection

Oldest & Youngest

That's how this photo of June and Ward Bollinger was labeled in June's scrapbook.

The oldest and the youngest children of Ward & Sinthe Bollinger

Photo from June Bollinger's Collection

Jim Bollinger

James R Lowell Bollinger (1927-2006)

Seventh child of John Levi "Lee" Bollinger and Martha Ann "Mattie" Wilson
Grandson of Benjamin F. and Frances Q. Bollinger

Husband of Shirley, father of Kevin, David, and Denise

Photo from June Bollinger's Collection

Grandpa & the Pony

Leroy Baird and Ward Edward Bollinger
with four grandchildren on a pony.

I believe Charlotte and Darlene Walter are the two in the middle. Can anyone identify the other two?

Photo from June Bollinger's Collection

Frances Quintilla Bollinger 90th Birthday

90th Birthday Celebration at the Legion Hall in Chowchilla, 1946

Photo from June Bollinger's Collection

Christmas At Grandpa & Grandma Bollinger's

Back row: Rita Bollinger, Chuck Walter, Jerry Howell
Front row: Launa Howell, ?, Sharon Bollinger

Ward & Sinthe Bollinger Family

June, Oliver, Belle, Ward, Bessie, Ward & Sinthe

Does anyone know who the little girl is?

Photo from June Bollinger's Collection

Oliver & Geneva Witt Bollinger

Photo from June Bollinger's Collection

Belle & June Bollinger

with Tim the Cat ;-)

Photo from June Bollinger's Collection

Benjamin & Frances Bollinger Family

John Levi "Lee", Joshua Franklin, Agnes, Roy Oliver
Benjamin Franklin, Frances Quintilla, Tessie Edna

Five of the eight Bollinger children are pictured with their parents.
Missing are Ward Edward,
Lewis (1886-1903), and Mary Magdelene "Maggie" (1883-1929)

Photo from June Bollinger's Collection

Bollinger Reunion, 1981

(I can send you the photo via e-mail if you would like to see it larger than full size)

Baird Family, 1953

George Leroy Baird (1907-1969) and Olive Belle Bollinger (1918-2010)
with son Joe Leroy.

Belle is the daughter of Ward Edward Bollinger and Cynthia Isabelle "Sinthe Belle" Wilson.

Photo from June Bollinger's Collection

Annabelle Bollinger, 1919-1987

Annabelle Bollinger, daughter of John Levi "Lee" Bollinger (brother of Ward) and Martha Ann "Mattie" Wilson (sister of Sinthe).

Annabelle married George Savage and had three daughters: Martha, Dianne, and Kathleen.

Photo from June Bollinger's Collection