József was born in June 1856 in Sárvár and his baptism took place there on June 26th, 1856.1 József's 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 János and Anna. He was the second oldest of the three children.