Kenny and family in 1952.
My grandfather is on the far left.
Kenny and family sometime in the late 1970's.
Today, the majority of Anspaughs live in Shelbyville, IN, although some are spread across the country. Kenneth Anspaugh (1915-1989), my great-grandfather, was the first to graduate from Shelbyville High School in 1935. Since most of his descendants still live in Shelbyville, most did go to Shelbyville High School as well. I was a 4th generation graduate of the school in 2006, with many other young Anspaughs soon to follow. Kenneth married Kathryn Elizabeth Winkler (1916-1985) and had four children with her: Robert, Fredrick (1939- ), Raymond, and Carolyn.
Kenny and family in 1952. |
Kenny and family sometime in the late 1970's. |
My grandfather, Fredrick Thomas Anspaugh (1939- ), lives in Shelbyville with his wife, Lou Anne (Worland) (1942- ). These two have been a tremendous help to my genealogy research, putting up with my excitement over relativly unimportant discoveries about family history. They also tolerated my dragging them to a dozen different graveyards just to search for ancestors long forgotten. Most of the photos on the site were either taken by their digital camera when they took me to a graveyard, or I scanned the pictures from the boxes of history they have stored away at home. They had four sons: Jeffrey (1962- ), Rodney, Douglas, and Christopher. I am very close to all three of my uncles, and I even work for my Uncle Chris at the local movie theater in Shelbyville. Doug is one of the few Anspaughs who is not in Shelbyville, and currently lives in North Carolina. I live next door to my Uncle Rod and am at that house frequently seeing my cousins. My father Jeff had three boys: myself (1988- ), Alex (1990- ), and Alton (1995- ).
 My grandparents, Fred and Lou Anne Anspaugh, in 1982. |
 The Anspaugh boys in 1996. |
Although the family has changed throughout the years, many things have remained the same. All throughout our history, Anspaughs (or Anspachs) have been close to family. They looked out for each other, helped each other out, and stayed in touch even when far apart. Today, our family is just as unified as it has been in past decades and centuries. This, in part, is due to our joint pride of being who we are and knowing our roots. As family historian, this site is dedicated to my family and to our unified history and future.
The Anspaugh family in the 1920's.
The Anspaugh family in 1953.
The Anspaugh family in 2005.