According to the oral tradition, András Tverdossy the son of Péter Tverdossy, sometime at the end of the XIX century lost all the immovable properties (land, houses, grain mill, etc.) during one single night by gambling and then escaped to America. His brother János Tverdossy after that changed the family name to Tarnai in 22 Jul 1898.

András' daughter married to Szabados in America. Szabados was from Eperjes. After returning to Czechoslovakia they settled in Bártfa-Bardejov. They had 2 children, a boy and a girl.