János was born in January 1862 in Sárvár and his baptism took place there on January 16th, 1862.1 János' father was József Asbóth and his mother was Rozália Csigl. His paternal grandparents were József Asbóth and Katalin Kozonits. He had a brother and a sister, named József and Anna. He was the youngest of the three children.