Bollinger Co. Folklore. 43 Page 4. (Con’t, Interview of Geo. Bollinger, (ex-slave) NOTE: George Bollinger and his family live in a nice one-and-one-half story house, which they own. They have always been industrious people and their home is nicely kept. George is 84 years old and seems to enjoy life. He was glad to talk over “old times”, especially after he recognized me. (The “Me, being Mollie E. Smith) and recalled that he used to work in my grandfather’s Tan Yard.) George Bollinger, is living at 320 N. Spriggs St., Cape Girardeau, Missouri.