When Charles Vanourny was born on 26 September 1878, in Lesterville, Yankton, South Dakota, United States, his father, Joseph Vanorny, was 27 and his mother, Lenora Dvorak, was 23. He married Frances Cesar Kucera on 6 January 1903. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Myrtle Township, Mountrail, North Dakota, United States in 1930 and Township 129 Range 69, McIntosh, North Dakota, United States in 1940. He died on 26 February 1960, in Ashley, McIntosh, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Ashley, McIntosh, North Dakota, United States.