| Father | Hermann Heinrich Schmersahl (1799 - 1849) |
| Mother | Maria Katherina Holtgraese (1797 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Gerhard Heinrich Schmersahl (1820 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Anna Maria Schmersahl (1822 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Katharina Elizabeth "Katherine" Schmersahl (1826 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Maria Elizabethe Schmersahl (1829 - 1865) |
| Sibling | Christolph Heinrich Schmersahl (1831 - 1834) |
| Sibling | Johann Christolph "John" Schmersahl (1834 - 1879) |
| Sibling | Maria Engeline Wilhelmine Schmersahl (1836 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Johann Henrich Schmersahl (1839 - 1869) |