Gertrude May was the daughter of Albert "Bert" Rose and Sarah E. Ingle, both of Dubois County Indiana. She was born out of wedlock and was raised by the Ingle family, primarily by Sarah's older sister, Lillian (Lily) Ingle Shipp Sauer. She used the last name of Rose and Ingle intermittently, so Rose-Ingle is legally her maiden name. Gertrude was named for Albert's sister, Gertrude.

Gertrude was the half sister of - in birth order:
Unknown Sinclair baby born March 1894
Jesse Abell b. 4 Apr 1896
Margaret Lenah Abell b. 8 Sep 1897
Alvin Thomas Abell b. 18 Aug 1898
Lola Pearl Abell b. 24 Dec 1899
Gladys Lela Abell b. 21 Jan 1903
Permelia Ella Abell b. 10 Apr 1905
Herman Edward Charles Abelle b. 5 Apr 1909

She was the step sister of:
Sarah Cassinda Abell
Albert Abell
Sampson "Sampy" Abell
Gilbert Abell
Andrew Chester Abell
Ida Katherine "Katie" Abell
Dora Abell
Charles Grover Abell
and Thomas Abell Jr.

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Gertrude married Eli Anspach on 10 December 1908 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

They were the parents of the following documented children:

Jonas Lee Anspach died in 1909 at the age of 18 days
Georgia Agnes Anspach b. 10 May 1911
Lillian Anna Anspach b. 20 Sep 1913
Geneva M Anspach b. 9 April 1916

Opal Anspach b. 1912 was either a cousin or a foster child and briefly documented with the family on the 1920 census with their aunt and uncle after Gertrude died.

Gertrude died in Evansville in 1918 and was a victim of the flu epidemic. Complications of influenza which led to pneumonia.
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Death Notice
Huntingburg Indpendent
Huntingburg, Dubois County, Indiana
November 2, 1918
Page 8 Col 4

Mrs. Ella Anspach died at Evansville Sunday and her remains were buried at this place Tuesday
DUBOIS