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LN: Kovacs
DH: Janos Henrik (21 June 1881 - 21 June 1910)
DW: Gizi Ilona (1 May 1882)
DS: Istvan Jozsef (22 Dec 1900)
DS: Elek Andras (31 July 1905)
DD: Pal Janos (20 Sept 1910)
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Round 1: Janos is from the eastern part (Buda) and Gizi is from the western part (Pest). The met one day on a bridge across the Danube River. They were married in a simple ceremony. Nine months later Istvan was born.
Round 2: One day a visitor informs the family that Gizi was kidnapped as a baby. The people she thought were her parents were actually the servants of her real parents. Her real parents were so happy to find her that they gave the entire family the means to enough money so they would never want for anything. Janos and Gizi also welcomed baby Elek to their family.
Round 3: The family suffered a loss when Janos came down with pneumonia. At the same time Gizi learned she was pregnant. She named Pal Janos after the father he would never know.
Round 4: The family didn't have any major changes with the start of World War 1. Gizi was concerned about her sons safety, so she moved them to the country.
Round 5: The family remained in the country throughout World War 1. It especially got difficult when Istvan came to age. After loosing her husband Gizi wasn't about to loose her son too. Istvan decided the best thing for his family was to stay with them. After the war ended they decided to move back to Budapest, which they missed.