Ross Ober was born at Maria, Pennsylvania on April 21, 1879. He came to North Dakota in 1896 with his parents D. K. and Anna May Ober.
He worked for the Northern Pacific Railroad and later The Standard Oil Company. In 1911 he established his own business and 1924 he had his own station built.
He never married.
Mr. Ober died August 30, 1936 and is buried at Carrington.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 34B