Erzsébet, known as Körtvélyesi, was born in 1895. Körtvélyesi's father was János Körtvélyesi and her mother was Julianna Nagy. Her paternal grandparents were János Körtvélyesi and Julianna Bíró. She had a brother and three sisters, named Lajos, Teréz, Eszter and Zsófia. She was the third oldest of the five children. She died at the age of 76 in 1971.