Jožef Črnugelj was born and raised in Gornja Lokvica, Slovenia. His parents were Marko Črnugelj and Katarina Rus. He was a landowner and was married. He died in Kočevski Rog, a victim of the mass murders following World War II. He is buried in Rosalnice, Slovenia. [http://www.sistory.si/zrtve/zrtev]