Erzsébet was born in February 1818 in Makó and her baptism took place there on February 14th, 1818.1 Erzsébet's father was Sámuel Körtvélyesi and her mother was Erzsébet Csala. Her paternal grandparents were Sámuel and Erzsébet. She had four brothers and a sister, named Sámuel, József, János, István and Erzsébet. She was the second youngest of the six children.