Espenlaub Family

This Family Reunion photo was taken in Balzholz where 72 of us gathered at the biennial gathering at "the home place" which is a wonderful farm where so many of us have common origins and where all have fond memories of days gone by or are touched by the magic of hearing about them.

We Texas-Espenlaubs are descended from the "Posey County, Indiana" line of Espenlaubs, from Johann Conrad Espenlaub (born in Grunbach, Germany and came to US in 1853 or 1852). Johann was the brother of Gottlieb, ancestor of Espenlaubs in Kansas and beyond. Another one of their brothers ( Carl Friederich Espenlaub) also came to southern Indiana (Evansville). These adventurers had 3 other brothers and 3 sisters back in Grunbach, some of which died young. Their father was Wilhelm, who died in Grunbach, but their mother (Elisabetha Friederika Maierin) came to the US with the 3 young men and started a new life. She died in Evansville, Indiana in 1855, only a few years after coming to the US. She must have been an amazing woman, 9 children, immigrating and traveling like that.

The three big groups in the US are the Kansas City, the Pennsylvania-Florida and the Indiana families. The Pennsylvania group is from a common branch in the family that goes back to the early 1700's, but they just happened to immigrate to the US in about the same time frame.

We have a great family history and we are all proud to be in the Espenlaub Stammbaum.

Sarah (Espenlaub) and Matthew Gibbins

Sarah and Matthew have a growing family.

Grandsons #1 and #2 shown here at Christmas 2006 and #3 shown here in Summer 2008.

Dad loves to do the "texas" thing outdoors with the boys.

Including camping and all the discoveries thereof...

Mighty Men in the Making

Wilfred & Weltha Espenlaub

Mother and Dad lived in Plano, Texas for about one and a half years before deciding to move back to Indiana where the roots have grown deep.

Susan and David's Love for Chamber Music

In (a lot of) our spare time we promote and get others to support Chamber Music International: http://www.chambermusicinternational.org. This most beautiful form of music is, from time to time, intimate, subtle, romantic and intoxicating. Getting to know the real person side of these very talented artists is one of the great joys of working with this group, which brings artists from all over the world to perform in Dallas and Richardson. Most notable to me has been the Mozart string trio: Divertimento in E Flat, K 563. For anyone who loves math and beauty, it is a thrill. I am wondering how Mozart and Ravi Shankar would have related to each other, as I immensely enjoy the common elements. Hope you enjoy this too, David.


Once in a while we get cleaned up and take a snap to make a record of it....


















We hope you and your family are blessed in every way possible,

David & Susan