József was born in April 1844 in Zámoly Győr vm and his baptism took place there on April 16th, 1844.1 József's father was József Körtvélesi and his mother was Erzsébet Tóth. He had three brothers and three sisters, named Gábor, István, János, Teréz, Rozália and Anna. He was the oldest of the seven children.