Imre was born on February 17th, 1886 in Bakonszeg and his baptism took place there on February 27th, 1886.1 Imre's father was Imre Körtvélyesi and his mother was Rebeka Boruzs. His paternal grandparents were Mihály Körtvélyesi and Sára Gali. He had two brothers and three sisters, named Imre, Gábor, Rebeka, Julianna and Julianna. He was the second oldest of the six children. He died at the age of 75 on July 9th, 1961 in Bakonszeg.2