Saecker, Franz Edward "F. E. "

1854 - 1940  (86 years)    Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Saecker, Franz Edward "F. E. "
  Nickname	F. E.
  Born	1 Sep 1854	, , , Germany
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Abt 1868
  Occupation	Aft 1887
  Appleton Machine Company
  see info at Appleton Machine Company
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 1115
  APPLETON MACHINE COMPANY. The rapid growth of some of Wisconsin's business enterprises, which have had humble beginnings and have become large industries giving employment to a number of skilled men, has been due to the progressive ideas, enterprise and inherent ability of their incorporators, men who were bound to succeed in whatever line they cast their energies. No better example of this can be found than the Appleton Machine Company, the proprietors of which, H. G. and F. E. Saecker, are well-known business men of Appleton. In 1867, John G. Morgan came from New York to Appleton, and the firm of Ketchum & Morgan was established, Mr. Ketchum's interest being later sold to Henry F. Bassett, of Massachusetts, at which time the firm took the name of Morgan & Bassett. This style continued until 1887, when W. F., F. E. and H. G. Saecker and L. Olmstead purchased the interests of Mr. Bassett, the Appleton Machine Company being established, principally for the purpose of repairing and jobbing, with seven men on the company's pay roll. Business grew to such an extent, however, that it was necessary to increase the capacity of the concern, and the manufacture of papermaking machinery was begun, and the output of the factory is now $125,000 per annum, mostly in contract and special work, necessitating the employment of sixty men. The goods from this concern are shipped all over the United States, and it has gained an enviable reputation not only for the excellence of the work done but for the promptness with which it is delivered and the strict manner in which contracts are lived up to. The Saecker brothers are sons of Gotfried and Hannah Saecker, natives of Germany, who came to the United States in 1868. Besides the brothers mentioned the children were: Albert, who is the proprietor of a shop at Marcus, Wisconsin; Julius, who died in 1894; August, who died April 22, 1911; Mrs. Byer, who resides in Appleton; William F., an undertaker and furniture dealer of Appleton. F. E. Saecker was born in Germany, September 1, 1854, and when he had reached the age of seventeen years had thoroughly learned the blacksmith trade in his father's shop. Until coming to Appleton in 1874 he was engaged at his trade in various carriagemaking shops in Wisconsin, and during the following eight years he was employed by the Appleton Manufacturing Company. In 1882, with his brothers and Lamar Olmstead, he organized the Appleton Machine Company, and in 1887 the Bassett & Morgan factory was purchased, Mr. Morgan, however, remaining as a member of the firm. Mr. Olmstead's interest was purchased in 1894. On December 19, 1878, Mr. Saecker married Minnie Breitrick, daughter of Carl Breitrick, and three children were born to this union, only one of whom, Edna Estella, survives. Mr. and Mrs. Saecker are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Temple of Honor, and in politics he is a staunch Republican. Mr. Saecker holds the position of president of the machine company. H. G. Saecker was born November 16, 1858, in Germany, and at the age of sixteen years left home to work in a farming machine factory for three years, after which he spent two years in the same line at Oak Grove, Dodge county, and three years at blacksmithing in Markesan, Green Lake, county. He then returned to Appleton, where with his brothers and Mr. Olmstead, he established the Appleton Machine Company. He is secretary and treasurer of the concern. In 1891 he was married to Miss Margaret Engler, daughter of Christian Engler, an old settler, and one child was born to this union: Enid Margaret. Mr. and Mrs. Saecker are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
  	Saecker, F. E. Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  Reference Number	2438
  Died	21 Nov 1940	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I309049	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Saecker, Gottlieb,   b. 5 May 1822, , , , Germany ,   d. 19 Mar 1901, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Radke, Hannah,   b. 20 Jul 1820, , , , Germany ,   d. 3 Nov 1901, Markesan, Green Lake, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F203542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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