Erzsébet was born in May 1837 in Sáp and her baptism took place there on May 10th, 1837.1 Erzsébet's father was József Körtvélyesi and her mother was Rebeka Ritók. Her paternal grandparents were András Körtvélyesi and Sára Kurtán. She had four brothers named József, András, Mihály and Bálint. She was the second oldest of the five children. She had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named Lajos, Mária and Sára. She died on May 18th, 1837 in Sáp.2