Szentkirályi Lajos was born on 20 Jul. 1892 in Kula, Bács-Bodrog county, Hungary, but grew up in Szeged, Csongrád county. He graduated from the Piarist high school there (despite being Lutheran) in 1910, with the declared intention of studying business.
In World War I, Lajos was a one-year volunteer ("EinjFreiw.": Einjährig Freiwilliger). His rank is listed as "TitUnterjäg", which may be some sort of rifleman and/or corporal. The Loss List of 1 Apr 1916 reported that he was taken prisoner in Dauria, Sabajkalsk district, Russia. The family story is that he escaped from the POW camp and made his way home on foot.
Lajos married Nyíri Edit on 23 Nov. 1924, in Budapest, district I.
Lajos's brother Dezső Hungarianized "Kern" to "Szentkirályi" in 1921; Lajos followed suit in 1941, per the Official Bulletin of the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry, and Business.
He must've carried through on studying business, because his occupation is listed as "bank official" on his marriage record in 1924, and as "company manager" on the name-change notification in 1941.
In 1958, Lajos and his wife joined their daughter Éva in Massachusetts.
Lajos died on 16 Jan. 1968 in Wellesley, Massachusetts. He is buried in Woods Hole.
Kern Lajos, bankhivatalnok, ág.h.ev., szül. Kula (Bács-Bodrog vm.), 1892 jul. 20, lak. Budapest II. Szegényház-u. 44.
néhai dr. Kern Lajos, Günther Irma
Nyiri Edit Melánia, r.kath., szül. Budapest, 1904 dec. 26, lak. Budapest I. Alkotás u. 11.
Nyiri Vilmos, Pachofer Melánia
Nyiri János, Budapest I. Csaba u. 7/?. Nyiri Bertalan, Budapest I. Horthy Miklós út 152.
Megegyezés szerint a születendő gyermekek valamennyien az anya vallását követik. (Szfőv. polgm. 134051/1924 XI. sz.) 1925 febr. 5. Frank Tivadar s.k. aktőh.
298/940 (kihúzva). A férj családneve "Szentkirályi"-ra változott. /347/126/1940 sz. II.a. B.M.?. / 1940 dec. 30.
Központi Értesítő, 1941 (66. évfolyam, 1. félév) 1941-04-03 / 14. szám (499. oldal)
Kern Lajos cégvezető családi nevének Szentkirályira történt változtatása feljegyeztetett
Lajos Szentkiralyi immigration/arrival card, 1958 (ancestry.com)
Surname: Szentkiralyi
Given Name: Lajos
Passport No.: 12931 I 1208059
Nationality (Citizenship): Hungary
Birthplace: Kula Yugoslavia
Birthdate: Jul 20, 1892
United States Address: Woods Hole Massachusset Millfield Street
Permanent Address: Jozsef Krt 21 Budapest Hungary
Visa Issued At: Budapest Hungary
Date Visa Issued: 12 March 1958
Vessel Name or Airline and Flight No. of Arrival: Sabena SN849
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