Robert Hargrave was born August 23, 1883, in Madrid, New York. He graduated from the Madrid High School and attended business school.
He worked in banks in several towns in North Dakota before coming to Carrington in 1913. In Carrington, he was cashier at the First National Bank.
On June 24, 1917, he married Ella Mae Anderson at Morris, Minnesota. Ella Mae was born at Morris on March 26, 1890.
The couple had two children: Robert and Peggy.
In 1926, Mr. Hargrave joined the Carrington Motor Company. In 1937 he formed his own company, which he operated until he sold it in 1955.
Mrs. Hargrave was a schoolteacher before her marriage; she came to Carrington in 1914.
Mrs. Hargrave served as City Librarian for many years. She served on the school board, the Community Betterment Committee and was Carrington's first polio fund drive chairman. She was active in the church and choir‑ she was a choir member for over sixty years.
In 1975; the City honored "Ella Mae" with a .Ella Mae Hargrave Day.
Mrs. Hargrave died December 18, 1981. Mr. Hargrave ‑died January 23, 1957. They are buried at Carrington.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 26B