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Early Origins of the Sehlhorst family

The surname Sehlhorst was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Sehlhorst family

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Sehlhorst Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Seelhorst, Selhorst, Zeelhorst, Zelhorst, Sehlhorst, Seilhorst, Sielhorst, Zielhorst, Zielhorst and many more.

Early Notables of the Sehlhorst family

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Sehlhorst migration to the United States+



Sehlhorst Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Theodor Sehlhorst, who arrived in America in 1851
  • Dorothee Sehlhorst, who landed in America in 1851 1


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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