Rebeka was born in January 1867 in Bakonszeg and her baptism took place there on January 26th, 1867.1 Rebeka's father was József Körtvélyesi and her mother was Julianna Barta. Her paternal grandparents were Ferenc Körtvélyesi and Mária Ékes. She had a sister named Zsuzsanna. She was the younger of the two children.