Ignác was born on January 31st, 1893 in Ada and his baptism took place there on February 1st, 1893.12 Ignác's father was Mátyás Körtvélyesi and his mother was Erzsébet Hugyik. He had two brothers and three sisters, named Sándor, János, <Unknown>, Viktória and Róza. He was the youngest of the six children.