Szmuel was born in 1845. Szmuel's father was Yankel SZEPS and his mother was Szejwa. His paternal grandparents were Itzhak (Isaac) SZEPS and Tila. He had four brothers and three sisters, named Chemja, Josef, Morchal, Aba, Radjzi, Czarna and Ruchi. He was the second oldest of the eight children. He died at the age of 55 in 1900.