When Heinrich Amann was born on 30 October 1864, in Bergdorf, Kherson, Russian Empire, his father, Heinrich aman, was 25 and his mother, Rosina Leicht, was 20. He married Friedericka Leicht in 1885, in Dakota Territory, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Rosenthal Township, McPherson, South Dakota, United States for about 10 years. He died on 19 August 1954, in Eureka, McPherson, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Rosenthal Township, McPherson, South Dakota, United States.