My grandfather, Josef Varga, was born in Hungary in March of 1879. He came to the U.S. in 1902.(Yes, I've check Ellis Island records-no luck). We have been told he was born in the Budapest area. My father says he did not say alot about his life in Hungary. He did say his family had a vineyard, raised black Arabian horses, made and bottled their own wine. He had 7 brothers and 3 sisters. We do not know their names. He served in the Crown Guard in 1900. I wrote to the present Crown Guard and they do not have records before WWI. My grandmother, Julia Nemeth worked in the palace in Budapest as the head pastry chef. She died when my father was 4, so very little is known about her family history. I've been researching since 1999 and no luck. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Any suggestions? Thank you,
Judi
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