József was born on October 14th, 1821 in Mád and his baptism took place there.12 József's father was József Körtvélyesi and his mother was Julianna Balajti. His paternal grandparents were István Körtvélyesi and Zsuzsanna Réti. He had a brother and two sisters, named József, Julianna and Sára. He was the second oldest of the four children. He died due to rádült a fa at the age of 20 on December 26th, 1841 in Mád.3