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A. E. File, a
native son and representative agriculturist of Delaware county, owns and
operates a will improved farm of two hundred and eighty acres on section 28,
Milo township. His birth occurred in South Fork township on the 10th of
September, 1866, his parents being Frederick and Susie Theresa File, both of
whom were natives of Germany. They crossed the Atlantic to the United States in
1856, locating on a farm in Delaware county, and here the father passed away in
1876. They had nine children, four of whom survive, as follows: Amelia, who is
the wife of William Loveland of Linn county, Iowa; E. R. File, a resident of
Milo township; A. E., of this review; and W. E., living in Hazel Green township.
A. E. File received the advantages of a college
education in his youth and remained under the parental roof until he had
attained his majority, when he took up the profession of teaching and also
worked in a creamery. Subsequently he rented the old home place and operated the
farm successfully for four years, on the expiration of which period he purchased
land in Union township, residing thereon for seven years. After disposing of the
property he bought and now owns two hundred and eighty acres on section 28, Milo
township, where he has carried on agricultural pursuits continuously to the
present time. He also conducts a dairy and has met with excellent success in
both branches of his business.
On the 13th of September, 1905, Mr. File was united in
marriage to Miss Jennie Mangold, a native of Delaware county and a daughter of
Jacob and Frances (Marshall) Mangold, the former born in Switzerland and the
latter in Germany. They emigrated to the United States in the early '50s and
took up government land in this county. The father still resides on the old
homestead here, but the mother has passed away. They became the parents of ten
children. Mr. and Mrs. File have three children, as follows: Mildred A., who was
born June 26. 1906; Clarence M., whose birth occurred on the 1st of May, 1908;
and Howard A., whose natal day was March 31, 1914.
Mr. File gives his political allegiance to the
republican party and has ably served in the positions of trustee, assessor and
township clerk, making a most commendable record as a public official. With his
family he attends the services of the Congregational church. Both he and his
wife have spent their entire lives in Delaware county and have an extensive
circle of friends here, the hospitality of the best homes being freely accorded
them
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