Did the census taker reverse the first and last names? It can happen with anyone, but the possibility increases if the individual’s name is in a foreign language and they are a recently arrived immigrant. This man’s name was Focke Meyer, but he was listed as last name Focke and first name Myer. AncestryDNA is on sale for $59 through “Cyber Monday (sale ends the 27th of November).
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