Assumed Names

If you are tracing your ancestors from around the time of World War I or World War II, you might find it difficult if they were from German or Japanese descent. Many people who immigrated to the United States from shortly before World War I to several years after World War II often tried to disguise their country of origin. They might have claimed to be from Austria if they came from Germany, or they might have claimed they were from China or Korea if they were from Japan. So take careful consideration, and check other countries from which they may have immigrated.