In December 1889, Snouck married Sangkana, then about 17 years old, in Ciamis under Islamic law. After the Indonesian press reported about it, he made no comment about the exact status of his relationship. Their daughter Salmah Emah was born on 3 May 1891, followed by a son, Umar, in 1892 and then their second daughter Aminah who was born in 1893. Their second son Ibrahim was born a year later on 31 December 1894. ,
Sangkana with one of her sons, 1892-1895, collection Snouck Hurgronje's descendants in Indonesia, Bandung