When Herman Otto Seeger was born on 9 March 1897, in United States, his father, John Daniel Seeger, was 24 and his mother, Isophene Reesh, was 23. He married Susie Emeline Summers on 24 July 1915, in Mahoning, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Springfield Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States for about 40 years. He died in April 1971, in United States, at the age of 74.