Barbara was born on November 28th, 1922 in Halászi. Barbara's father was László Körtvélyesi and her mother was Rozália Husvéth. Her paternal grandparents were László Körtvélyesi and Rozália Takács. She had a brother and a sister, named László and Mária. She was the oldest of the three children. She died at the age of 73 on October 12th, 1996.