[Dusty Fletcher]

My grandfather’s family was from Gortva-Kisfalud, Dárnya, and Dobocze, all in Gömör megye.
My grandmother’s family was from Vámosújfalu, Erdőhorváti, and Bodrogolaszi, all in former Zemplén megye. Grandparents were raised in Dayton, Ohio.
Surnames are Becedis, Bene, Biro, Bosvai, Darabos, Dosa, Janik, Karczag, Kovács, Mathabey, Oravecz, Sipos and Vincze.

[Dusty Fletcher]

Arcanum proved to have a great resource with the Hungarian Reformed Church newspapers (Amerikai Magyar Reformátusok Lapja) it has preserved. I found descriptions of my great-grandfather’s church involvement in Dayton, Ohio, his second marriage, multiple deaths of children, and more. Also, I downloaded copies of the papers to share with my children.

At present I’m delving into the history of some ancient surnames in its sources.

[Dusty Fletcher]

I hope that I’m understanding your question about breaking citizenship.
My paternal grandfather Vincze immigrated from Gortva-kisfalud, Hungary in 1906. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, and after his service was granted U.S. citizenship; at that time, he renounced his allegiance to the Apostolic King of Hungary, and therefore, lost Hungarian citizenship.

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