Schaefer, John W.
John W. Schaefer Soundex Code S160
John W. Schaefer, Mechanical Engineer
born in: Granville, Illinois, on Saturday, January 28, 1865
son of: Frederick Schaefer and Anna Schaefer, nee: Anna Eichenauer
education: public schools, Granville, Illinois; Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1888, Master of Engineering, 1906;
winner of Inter Society and Intercollegiate Oratorical Contests, and 3rd Place Inter-State contest;
married: Eva Schaefer, nee: Eva Shepard, of Granville, Illinois, on Wednesday, October 30, 1889;
son: John Victor Schaefer.
Began as mechanical expert, Allington & Curtis Company, Chicago, 1889;
instructor in machine shop, University of Illinois, 1889-93;
chief draftsman Link Belt Machinery Company, Chicago, 1893-4;
engineer with A.L. Ide & Son, Springfield, Illinois, 1894-1904;
contracting engineer Link Belt Machinery Company, Chicago, 1904;
organizer, vice president, general manager and later president, Roberts & Schaefer Company, Chicago, 1909;
president Schaefer Manufacturing Company, Birmingham, Alabama, 1909-13;
secretary, treasurer and director, Cement Gun Construction Company, Chicago, since June, 1914. John W. Schaefer
Member: American Society Mechanical Engineers, Western Society of Engineers.
Club: Illinois Athletic Club.
Recreations: motoring, scientific research.
Office: 910 S. Michigan Av.
Home: 1469 W. Fargo Avenue
Source" Book of Chicagoans, 1917.