Charles Linderman was born at Carrington on September 15, 1944, the son of Harry and Pearl Aljets Linderman.
On June 15, 1968, he married Ellen Hiedeman at Wheaton, Minnesota. Ellen, the daughter of Raymond and Julia Fredricks Hiedeman was born March 8, 1948, at Breckenridge, Minnesota.
The Lindermans have three children: Kathleen, Wayne and Jana.
The family came to Carrington from Lincoln, Nebraska in June 1976. They are engaged in farming.
Ellen attended Moorhead State.
Charles has a Masters and Bachelors degree in Agricultural Engineering from NDSU.
The family is active in the Catholic Church, Farmers Union and the Democratic Party. Charles also is a member of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. He is presently the president of the Foster County Farmers Union and a member of the Board of Directors of the Farmers Union Oil Company of Carrington.
The family resides in Carrington.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 31B