On 14 Mar 1866, József Gombás was drafted into the 39th Company, 14th Huszár Regiment. The Austro-Prussian War erupted as a result of the dispute between Austria and Prussia over the administration of Schleswig-Holstein, which formally began in June 1866. Our ancestor József Gombás was likely present at the Battle of Königgrätz (present-day Sadová, Czech Republic), which took place on 3 Jul 1866. At that time, it was the largest documented battle of not only that war, but of the entire world. Austria suffered a terrible defeat, with our ancestor József Gombás surviving, and later being stationed in a more peace-keeping area along the border. He was discharged from service on 14 Mar 1866 in Marburg, which is present-day Maribor, Slovenia.

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On 15 Dec 1869 in Szentmihály, József Gombás was married to Zsuzsánna Gulyás. The marriage record describes József Gombás as a zsellér (a serf who farmed others' land) residing in Szentmihály house #1041, he was of the Reformed faith, 25 years old and single. Zsuzsánna Gulyás was the daughter of István Gulyás, a zsellér residing in house #159; she was of the Reformed, 19 years old and single. The witnesses to the marriage were Ferencz Gombás and Miklós Pethe. They were married by the Reformed parish pastor Miklós Tóth.

The very last column provides information about József Gombás' above-mentioned military service. The information on this marriage record is what ultimately lead me to the personnel sheet.

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Their son Sándor Gombás was born on 21 Feb 1872 in Szentmihály house #1041. He was baptized almost a week later on 27 Feb 1872 in the Reformed church. The sponsors to the baptism were Balázs Róka and Sára Szabó.

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Their last child Balázs Gombás was born on 23 Aug 1877 in Szentmihály house #1041. He was baptized several days later on 28 Aug 1877 in the Reformed church. The sponsors to the baptism were the same as his elder brother, Sándor Gombás in 1872: Balázs Róka and Sára Szabó. The notes column indicates Balázs died on 7 Mar 1878.

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The death record for Balázs Gombás states he died on 7 Mar 1878 in Szentmihály house #1041. He was only 7 months old and the cause of death appears to be something along the lines of boils [kelevény]. He was buried on 9 Mar 1878 in the Szentmihály cemetery.

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Zsuzsánna Gulyás remained a widow raising her grandson József Gombás, son of Sándor Gombás and Eszter Tóth. She later passed away on 11 May 1921 in Büdszentmihály house #1283. The death record states she died from terminal weakness [végelgyengülés].

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