Charles Fornshell was born in Minnesota on January 1, 1885. He came to North Dakota to work as a farm laborer.
On August 10, 1906 he married Flora Steele. She was born in Missouri on August 15, 1890. The couple farmed in the Barlow area for several years before buying a farm in the Carrington area.
The couple had five children: Iona, Curtis, Coyle, Amelia and Elaine.
Mr. Fornshell died in 1953. Mrs. Fornshell died March 24, 1967. They are buried at Carrington.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 23B