Not at all. My own name. according to the records. was "Keller." When my grandfather became naturalized in 1888. the individual who took care of his naturalization papers said. "Celler." changing the "K" to "C". It might interest you to know that the name "Pershing" was not Pershing but was "Pfershing." It means something like spring. We know that many names were changed that way. and the census takers simply took the names as indicative of the race or the racial strain of the individual. Those conditions have changed greatly. The census takers to-. day go beyond the name and they ask many. many more questions as to the origin of the individual.
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