E. R. File is a well-to-do farmer residing on section
32, Milo township, where he owns one hundred and sixty acres of fertile land.
He was born in Delaware county
on the 28th of May, 1864, a son of Frederick and
Theresa File. His education was acquired in the public schools and he early
learned the most practical methods of agriculture as he assisted his father in
the farm work. Since coming to mature years he has continued to devote his
energies to the cultivation of the
land and his farm on section 32, Milo township, is
one of the well improved farming properties of the county. He is a man of
marked enterprise and industry, and his labors yield him a good annual income.
On the 20th
of February, 1892, Mr. File was united in marriage to Miss Hattie Guthrie, and to this union was born one child, Austie.
The wife and mother passed away in November, 1900, and Mr. File was again married on the
24th of December, 1903. Miss Ida Halstead, a daughter of W. C. and Margaret
(Kerr) Halstead, becoming his wife. Her father was born in New York state
and her mother was a native of Canada.
Mr. File is a republican in politics and has
held a number of local offices, serving as township trustee and school
director. He possesses laudable public spirit and can always be depended upon
to do his share in the furtherance of any movement which has as its object the
material, moral or social welfare of his
community.
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