Mária was born on May 6th, 1871 in Nádasd 36 and her christening took place on May 7th, 1876 in Nádasd conducted by priest ? Alajos.1 Her godfather was Dobos Balázs and her godmother was Gyárfás Tóth Marcella. Mária's father was István Papp and her mother was Lucza Érsek (Bordás-Juhászkata). Her paternal grandparents were Pap and <Unknown>; her maternal grandparents were Ignácz Érsek and Rozál Varga. She had three brothers and two sisters, named István, Sándor, Antal, Brigitta and Mária.