Fw: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] surname SEL(L)INGER Ger-Poland-VolhyniaDigest,

[BobF]

There was a Selinger line that had moved into Plock in the early
1800s that had earlier come from Neu Dresden, Osternberg, Brandenburg.
My gg grandmother was Karolina Selinger born 1851. Her family of Selingers
were Baptists.
Having grown up being taught phonics, I tried pronouncing it as Sell in ger
when I first saw it written and was told they pronounced it with a long A
sound
and a soft g . The way my grandmother pronounced it sounded  like  Say ling
ir.

Bob



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Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 7:24 PM
Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] surname SEL(L)INGER
Ger-Poland-VolhyniaDigest,


> Jerry Frank - Calgary, Alberta
> FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca
>
> Jerry wrote:
> The Jewish origin MIGHT be true in their particular case (due to
location).
>
> First of all, it has been suggested to me that the name of SELINGER or
> SELLINGER are commonly Jewish.
>
> My "brickwall" is the birth family and birth place of my
great-grandmother,
> Bertha Emilie (nee Selinger/Sellinger) BARZ. Oral info says they emigrated
> abt. 1870 as a family. I have not found anything confirming that.  I may
> have conflicting info that her father and her eldest son came earlier,
> between 1870 and before 1884 when I can confirm the rest of the family -
> mother, Bertha and other older brother- are in Joliet, IL.
>
> Bertha married 1886, age 20-22, in Joliet IL to Ernst BARZ from Pomerania,
> Poland/Prussia. We have his baptism and confirmation papers. His family
also
> setted in Joliet IL and all were members of the St. Petri Lutheran Church
> there. I have copies of all the records, now St. Peter Lutheran, for these
> surnames, but still no clues where Bertha and her birth family originated.
>
> Does anyone on the List have a thought on an area that this family name,
> SELINGER or SELLINGER, may have originated. I am open to any suggestions.
> Thanks to all,  Tricia M.
>
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