Catherine Selinger Biographies & Genealogy

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Catherine (Putz) Selinger Feb 25, 1903 - Mar 27, 1991 Croswell, Michigan, United States

Catherine Putz Selinger was born to Joseph Putz and Barbara Harsch and had siblings Joseph, Jack, Helen, and Frances. When she was 16, her family lived on a farm in Buel, Michigan, where her father was a farmer. At 21, Catherine became a naturalized citizen of the United States, standing at 5 feet one inch with brown hair and blue eyes. On May 7, 1927, Catherine married John Selinger in Croswell, Michigan. Both Catherine and John were born in Austria-Hungary and had a daughter named Dorothy. John worked as a farmer until his retirement, after which they lived with their daughter on a farm in Riley, Michigan. Catherine was a devout Catholic and was a member of All Saints Catholic Church as well as the Altar Society.

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Catherine Selinger Feb 25, 1903 - Mar 27, 1991 Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Catherine is the oldest child of Joseph and Barbara Putz. She was born in Austria Hungary and came to America in 1907 aboard the August Victoria along with her mother and brother, Joseph. Her father came to America in 1905. She worked as a cook to the Eckert family in Detroit during the 1920's. She married John Selinger 05-07-1927. They had one daughter, Dorothy Selinger (Moskovis). She and John had several different farms in Memphis, MI.

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