When Hans Sachs was born on 30 November 1601, in Straas, Münchberg, Hof, Bavaria, Germany, his father, Hans Sachs, was 27 and his mother, Margaretha Raitel, was 26. He married Margarethe Solger on 27 November 1620, in Münchberg, Hof, Bavaria, Germany. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. His occupation is listed as bauer in Straas, Münchberg, Hof, Bavaria, Germany. He died on 26 January 1670, in his hometown, at the age of 68, and was buried in Münchberg, Hof, Bavaria, Germany.