He was married with Maria Welsh as per marriage records.
A daughter, Catharine Ansel, born about 1865 not discovered.

Parent links contributed by John Cowell FAG # 50702687

Age: 66 years, "was married"
Died: Aug. 1896, day not readable
Burial: Bald Hill Cemetery, Aug. 1896
Bedford County Register of Deaths 1894-1905
Book 1, Pages 1, 2, 3. Row 28

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Henry Ansell
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1829
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1850: Upper Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pa
Name Age
Michael Ansell 77
Catharine Ansell 65
Hannah Ansell 36
Henry Ansell 21 ***
Michael Ansell 15

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Henry Ansel
Gender: Male
Birth Place: OH
Birth Year: 1830
Spouse Name: Maria Welsh
Spouse
Birth Place: Wl
Spouse Birth Year: 1835
Marriage State: of PA

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Henry Ansel
Age in 1870: 35
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1870:
Cumberland Valley, Bedford, Pa
Name Age
Henry Ansel 35 ***
Maria Ansel 35
William Ansel 12
Charles Ansel 10
Christian Ansel 9 Daughter
Woodward Ansel 7
Catharine Ansel 5
Henry Ansel 2
Samuel Rice 35

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Henry Ansel
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1880: Southampton, Bedford, Pa
Marital Status: Widower
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Name Age
Henry Ansel 50 ***
Charles Ansel 19
Woodward Ansel 15

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Maria Welsh
Age: 15
Birth Year: abt 1835
Home in 1850: District 6, Allegany, Maryland
Name Age
Wm Welsh 63
Susana Welsh 48
Thomas Welsh 25
Mary Ann Welsh 22
Louisa Welsh 18
Maria Welsh 15
Willm Welsh 23
Harvey Welsh 10
Emanuel Welsh 4