Gyula was born on August 20th, 1872 in Vál and his baptism took place there on August 20th, 1872.12 Gyula's father was György Körtvélyesi and his mother was Anna Veszeli. His paternal grandparents were Ferenc Körtvélyesi and Katalin Csimtsa. He had two brothers and four sisters, named György, Lajos, Mária, Erzsébet, Anna and Zsófia. He was the third oldest of the seven children. He died at the age of 91 in 1963.