Ádám was born in September 1860 in Tamási Tolna vm and his baptism took place there on September 8th, 1860.1 Ádám's father was Miklós Nagy and his mother was Alojzia Szluha. His paternal grandparents were Antal Nagy and Anna Balogh. He had two brothers and a sister, named Rezső, Adorján and Margit. He was the oldest of the four children.