When James Peter Anspach was born on 24 January 1883, in Hart, Macon, Missouri, United States, his father, Peter Anspach, was 35 and his mother, Lydia Catherine McClain, was 35. He married Anna Belle Craigg on 26 January 1902, in Macon, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Russell Township, Macon, Missouri, United States in 1920 and Marceline Township, Linn, Missouri, United States in 1940. He died on 29 June 1948, in Marceline, Linn, Missouri, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Marceline, Linn, Missouri, United States.