The influence of German-speaking immigrants to the United States is so widespread it’s almost hard to see. The nineteenth century was the era of greatest immigration
It was not just World War 1 which led many German surnames to be anglicized. World War 2 was also a major contributor to that process. My mother and her brothers were born into the Schmidt family. However, her high school diploma was for Lois Smith. Her brother enlisted in the US Navy as Horace Smith and used that name for the rest of his life.
It was not just World War 1 which led many German surnames to be anglicized. World War 2 was also a major contributor to that process. My mother and her brothers were born into the Schmidt family. However, her high school diploma was for Lois Smith. Her brother enlisted in the US Navy as Horace Smith and used that name for the rest of his life.