Pál was born on September 5th, 1902 in Ózd.1 Pál's father was János Körtvély and his mother was Mária Demeter. His paternal grandparents were Albert Körtve and Terézia Vitko. He had a sister named Mária. He was the older of the two children. He had a half-brother named László. He died at the age of 1 on July 27th, 1904 in Ózd.1