Ferenc was born on June 13th, 1883 in Kisfalu.1 Ferenc's father was Benjamin Pöthe and his mother was Mária Varga. His paternal grandparents were István Pöthe and Rozália Pöthe. He had three brothers and a sister, named Antal, Benjamin, János and Rozália. He was the second youngest of the five children. He died at the age of 66 on April 11th, 1950.1