Fern Galt was born July 4, 1908, near Melville to William and Cora English Galt. He married Marjorie Posey, the daughter of Forest and Carrie Lasher Posey, who was born on April 4, 1910, at Anoka, Minnesota. The Galts lived on a farm near Melville. They were in Carrington from 1943 - 1955 and then came back to Carrington when they retired in 1969. Mr. Galt was a grain farmer and has been a licensed livestock buyer for 52 years.
He has served on the church board and several township officers in Melville Township.
The couple has nine children: Darlene, Fern (Bill), June, Rollin, Monte, Marlene, Sharon, Darryl, and Jewel.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 84B