Sára was born on October 6th, 1848 in Tiszabura.1 Sára's father was Sándor Körtvély and her mother was Sára Tarkó. She had two brothers and a sister, named János, Sándor and Mária. She was the second youngest of the four children. She had a half-brother and a half-sister, named László and Klára.