Ross Reichert was born in 1892 in Illinois, the son of Charles and Effie Leonard Reichert. He came to North Dakota with his father in 1897 after his mother's death. He married in 1918, Grace Carter who was born July 19, 1895 at Albion, Iowa to the John Carters. They came to North Dakota in the early 1900s. The Reicherts farmed in the Carrington area for a number of years, before moving to eastern North Dakota and later to Minnesota.
They had three children, Florence, Doras and Robert.
Doras, now Mrs. Elmer Silkey resides in Carrington. Florence married Elmer Mickelson and lives in Minnesota. Robert was a Marine pilot during World War II and was reported missing in action in 1944. Grace died in 1976. Ross lives in Wadena, Minnesota.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 108B