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From: Gail Hines <>
Subject: [PRUSSIA] RE name changing
Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 02:22:35 -0500


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>>Some of the names were changed many years ago.
>>My family dates back to 1100 the name at that time was von Selmnitz and
von Selmitz.
>>The name was changed around 1150 to Selmer.
>>I have not found out why?
>>I have read a ,when some one had a title like 'von'
>>they would sell it for a lot of money.
>>The name changing has been going on a long time ago.
>>There are some mor German inmy husband family there name was in Germany
Hultz .
>>That name was changed in the middle 1700 in New York State to Hilts.
>>An other family member was Klapsaddel now it is Clapsaddle .
>>Katharina

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