Alspach, William H.
(1865-1965)




Birth: September 25, 1865, Miami County
Death: April 7, 1965, Rochester, Fulton County, IN
Parents: George Washington and Armilda (Kinder) Alspach
Spouse: Julia E. (Nellie) Horton, married September 12, 1889
Second Spouse: Lela Horton, married January 20, 1911
Known Children: Judel Norman and Bernice Barrett (both children of Julia)
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Other Occupations While Photographer:
Other Occupations: store employee, huckster, ran filling station, carpenter, meat market
Individual Number: 3009


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- Alspach Studio owner Macy, Miami County, IN























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Parents: George Washington and Armilda (Kinder) Alspach
Children: Judel Norman and Bernice Barrett (both children of Julia)
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OriginalNotes: From Ken and Fran Norman's family album (Sept. 1995, Lagro, IN):
William H. Alspach m. Julia E. (Nellie) Horton in Sept. 1889, they had several children including an Albino daughter.  In Jan. 1911 he married Lela Horton, Julia's sister.  Wm. worked at Cloud's Store in Macy (Miami Co.). He later bought store and opened up meat market. He was a huckster, then ran filling station in Mexico, IN. He and family moved to Rochester in 1945. He and Lela separated about 1946 and he lived with different relatives. He died at age 99.  Ken Norman is a grandson of William.  They have a cabinet card of Wm. with a camera, and several of the family presumably by him.  One mount has printed on bottom of recto: Alspach, Macy, Ind.

Find A Grave #14754156 - William H. Alspach, b. 25 Sep 1865, Marion County, Indiana; died 7 Apr 1965, Fulton County Indiana; buried Plainview Cemetery, Macy, Miami County; son of George W. and Armilda Alspach; wives Nellie Horton (1864-1906, m. 1889) and Lela Horton (1886-1965, m. 1911); children Judel Alspach Norman (1891-1960) and Bernice Barrett (1904-2003 [a note left by Trellis in 2009 states that Armilda was daughter of David and Delilah (Williams) Kinder]

South Bend Tribune, 8 Apr 1965, p. 8 - Obit. For William H. Alspach, 99, resided near Macy, deid in Rochester Nursing Home after illness of several weeks. Has 103 living descendants, b. in Miami county in Sept. 1865. Employed in the Otto Cloud general store in Macy for a number of years and later opened a butcher shop in Macy until 1930 when he retired. Was member of Christian Church at Macy. His marriage was to Nellie Horton in Sept. 1889. She preceded him in death. Surviving are dau. Mrs. Christine Andrews, Snohomish, Wash; 16 grandchildren; 69 great-grandchildren; 27 great-great grandchildren. Two daughters, Mrs. Judel Norman and Miss Florence Alspach, also preceeded him in death. Burial in Plainview Cemetery at Macy. [Includes funeral information]

@Wagoner_Winger family tree maintained by Jo Wagoner [viewed May 14, 2019 by Joan Hostetler; https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/39449956/person/20199520235/facts)

Miami County, Indiana (ancestry.com)
 Index to Marriage Record 1850-1920 Inclusive Volume I Letters A - L Inc.
  Original Record Located County Clerks Office, Peru, Indiana Compiled by Indiana Works Progress Administration 1938
Name: William H Alspach  Spouse: Nellie Horton 
Marriage Date: 12 Sep 1889  Book: C 8  Original Source Page: 322

Miami County, Indiana (ancestry.com)
 Index to Marriage Record 1850-1920 Inclusive Volume I Letters A - L Inc.
  Original Record Located County Clerks Office, Peru, Indiana Compiled by Indiana Works Progress Administration 1938
Name: Wm H Alspach (age 45)  Spouse: Lela Horton (age 24)
Birth Date/Age: 45 
Marriage Date: 20 Jan 1911 Book: C 14 Original Source Page: 551

1900 Census, Miami County, Indiana, Allen Twp., Macy
William Alspach listed as carpenter

1920 Census, Miami County, Indiana, Allen Twp., Macy, Allen St.
William H. Alspach, age 54, b. IN, parents b. IN, clerk (place illegible)
living with wife and daughter

1940 Census, Macy, Miami County, Ind.
William H. Alspach, age 74, b. Ind., proprietor - meat cutter / meat market
Wife Lela, 54, b. IN, nurse / private home
Bernice Murphy, daughter, 35 divorced, nurse / hospital
Marlene Murphy, granddaughter, 9, b. IN

1930 Census, Miami County, Indiana, Allen Twp., Macy, 7 Allen St.
William Alspach, age 63, b. IN, salesman, dept. store; living with wife
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OriginalSource: Cabinet card printed on front bottom: "Alspach, Macy, Ind." in  possession of Ken & Fran Norman, Lagro, Ind. Ken was Alspach's grandson. Viewed Sept 1995.
OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner
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