When Anton Kelsch was born on 16 February 1868, his father, Andreas Kelsch, was 36 and his mother, Katherine Moch, was 30. He married Katherine Schindler on 23 November 1893, in Crimea, Russia. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Emmons, North Dakota, United States in 1930 and Township 132 Range 75, Emmons, North Dakota, United States in 1940. He died on 17 June 1955, in Linton, Emmons, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 87.