Other Events:

• Address: ; Address:
  847 Greenview Avenue

Notes:

[Schimka.ged]

1 _FA1
2 DATE 6 MAY 1939
2 PLAC Buried at All Saints Catholic Cemetery,700 N River Rd,Des Plaines.Illinois
1 _FA2
2 DATE 20 MAR 1997
2 PLAC Burial location: Lot 141;Block 18;Section 13 (children's section)

Other Events:

• Address: ; Address:
  312 41st Avenue
• Occupation: Worked at the Wells Foundary in Chicago until retiring about 1959
• Baptism: 2 May 1919
• Residence: 7 Feb 1920, Thacker St, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois
• Residence: 2 Apr 1930, 1064 Thacker St, Des Plaines, Illinois
• Residence: 24 Apr 1940, 847 Greenview Avenue, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois
• Military Service: 20 Jul 1943, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; Drafted for service in World War II
• Military Service: 3 Dec 1944, Fort Sheridan, Lake County, Illinois; Honorable Discharge of service from the Army of the United States.
• Military Service (Specific): 20 Jul 1943 - 3 Dec 1944; World War II United States Army 36761769, Private, Company G, 300th Infantry Camp McCain, Mississippi.

Notes:

Baptism:
Though not appearing in the available images online at the time of this citation, copies of baptism records were provided by family members.

Buried:
Section 46; Lot 55; Grave 7

Source is from the Death Certificate of John Schimka.

John Louise Victoria Nitti. Louise (daughter of Giuseppe Nitti and Theresa Victoria Ricci) 25 Dec 1919 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; 09 Feb 1980Pinellas Park, Pinellas County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 12 Jan 1920, 2648 Fulton Blvd, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
• Residence: Apr 1930, 1938 S Trumbull Ave, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
• Residence: 24 Apr 1940, 847 Greenview Avenue, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois

Other Events:

• Also Known As: James Schimka was originally Vaclav Simka (accent marks ommitted - see image of name). Early documents from ships passenger manifests to naturalization records show a wavering between names, including various spellings, but a quick adoption of the name James is evident. The name Vaclav originates from an older form of the name, Venceslav, which when taken in its parts, vence = wreaths (plural) and slav = celebration (masculine form), slava = celebration (feminine form), means, "wreaths designed for celebrations." Vaclav was probably a common name given in honor of Saint Vaclav, also known as Wenceslas, who was a 10th century duke of Bohemia murdered by his brother. Several Bohemian Kings have also born the name. Saint Vaclav is the patron saint of the Czech Republic. Some early records in America for James Schimka Sr. also bear the name Wenceslaus or Wenceslas. How James was chosen, we do not know but, there are no easy variations or conversions of Vaclav in the English language, so we can speculate that the name James was simply adopted due to the difficulty presented by the foreign sounding name of Vaclav in his new homeland. The pronunciation of Simka is as we pronounce Schimka today.
• Immigration: 16 Nov 1912, Bremen, Germany; Departure from Bremen, Germany for New York.
• Immigration: 25 Nov 1912, Ellis Island, New York, New York; Arrives in the United States of America aboard the vessel, S.S. George Washington.
• Naturalization: 16 Feb 1917, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois; Declaration of Intention; : 34; Address:
  Des Plaines, IL
• Residence: 7 Feb 1920, Thacker St, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois
• Naturalization: 23 Jan 1923, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois; Affidavit to replace lost naturalization application forms
• Naturalization: 19 Apr 1923, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois; Petition for Naturalization
• Naturalization: 28 Sep 1923, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois; (A) Oath of Allegiance
• Naturalization: 28 Sep 1923, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois; (B) Certificate Number: 1777486
• Residence: 2 Apr 1930, 1064 Thacker St, Des Plaines, Illinois
• Residence: 10 Apr 1940, 750 South State Street, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois; Elgin State Hospital
• Residence: 17 Apr 1940, 1064 Thacker St, Des Plaines, Illinois

Notes:

Known Address: 1064 Thacker St, Des Plaines, Illinois

James Schimka Sr had Bronchoneumonia for three days. He died at 1:30 AM at the Elgin State Hospital at 750 So. State St., Elgin, Illinois.

The Vessel George Washington

Built by A/G Vulcan Shipyard, Stettin, Germany, 1909. 25570 gross tons; 723 (bp) feet long; 72 feet wide. Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 18 1/2 knots. 2679 passengers ( 568 first class, 433 second class, 1678 third class ).

Built for North German Lloyd, German flag, in 1909 and named George Washington. Bremerhaven-New York service. Interned at New York at the start of World War I in 1914. Seized by United States Lines, in 1917 and renamed USS George Washington. Also Bremerhaven-New York service. Assigned to United States Lines; began Bremerhaven-NY sailings 1921. Laid up Additional Arrivals, in 1932. Renamed Caitlin in 1940. Refitted as troopship in 1940; World War II service. Reverted to George Washington. Completely destroyed by a fire at Baltimore; wreckage scrapped in 1951.

While in Germany, the Schimka family may have lived in town called Castrop-Rauxel which is a former mining city in the eastern part of the Ruhr Area.

Birth:
About the place of birth. A colleague who is from the Czech Republic looked over the historical documents that I have found and assisted with the place names as they exist today. To the best of our knowledge, this is the correct place of birth. However, it is important to note that during the span of time encompassing the immigration, the area was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Naturalization:
Declaration Number: 62533

Naturalization:
Petition No: 55250

Naturalization:
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has a fee-based service to obtain copies of the Certificate of Naturalization of deceased individuals. Some of the documents related to naturalization were obtained from this service while others were obtained from the Cook County Clerks office.

Main USCIS Page:
http://www.uscis.gov

Genealogy Info Page:
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD

Record Order Page:
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=0b03299f81bb8210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=0b03299f81bb8210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

Reference is made to Certificate of Naturalization No: 1777486

James Anna Frana about 1902Austria. Anna (daughter of Jakob Frana and Marie Schafarschik) 24 Jul 1883 Tu; 12 Jan 1947Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; 16 Jan 1947Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, IL, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Miscellaneous: Death Certificate Number: 0001322
• Immigration: 16 Nov 1912, Bremen, Germany; Departure from Bremen, Germany for New York.
• Immigration: 25 Nov 1912, Ellis Island, New York, New York; Arrives in the United States of America aboard the vessel, S.S. George Washington.
• Residence: 7 Feb 1920, Thacker St, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois
• Residence: 2 Apr 1930, 1064 Thacker St, Des Plaines, Illinois
• Naturalization: 1 Jan 1931, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; Petition for Naturalization
• Residence: 1 Jan 1931, 1132 Thacker Street, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois; Home address given on the date of filing her Petition for Naturalization.
• Residence: 17 Apr 1940, 1064 Thacker St, Des Plaines, Illinois
• Naturalization: 24 Jun 1941, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; Naturalization; Address:
  1132 Thacker Street
  Des Plaines, IL

Notes:

Birth:
About the place of birth. A colleague who is from the Czech Republic looked over the historical documents that I have found and assisted with the place names as they exist today. To the best of our knowledge, this is the correct place of birth. However, it is important to note that during the span of time encompassing the immigration, and since, the area was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Germany and the Soviet Union. The Germans used their names for Czech towns on records making in necessary to find lists of these town names and the corresponding Czech place names.

Anna's Death Certificate reports her date of birth as 24 July 1882.

Anna's Naturalization records report her birth as 24 July 1883. Since the naturalization documents were created with direct interaction with Anna, the date on these records should be considered the most accurate at this time.

Died:
Anna's residence at the time of her death was 1132 Thacker street, Des Plaines, Ill., so Chicago as the place of death might be incorrect.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 7 Jun 1902, Le Havre, France; Departure from Le Havre, France for the United States of America abord the S.S. La Touraine.
• Immigration: 14 Jun 1902, Ellis Island, New York, New York; Arrival at Ellis Island, New York, New York on June 14th, 1902.
• Residence: 25 Apr 1910, 951 West Erie St, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
• Naturalization: 1918, Naturalization
• Military Service: 12 Sep 1918, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; : 42
• Residence: 12 Jan 1920, 2648 Fulton Blvd, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
• Miscellaneous: 14 Mar 1920, Naples, Campania, Italy; Departure aboard S.S. Pannonia for New York, New York.
• Miscellaneous: 2 Apr 1920, New York, New York; Arrival at the Port of New York, NY after a visit to his hometown of Triggiano, Italy.
• Naturalization: 24 Feb 1921, Cook County, Illinois
• Residence: 1923, 2648 Fulton Blvd, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; City Directory Listing Occupation: Plasterer?
• Residence: Apr 1930, 1938 S Trumbull Ave, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
• Social Security Number: 8 May 1939, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; 328-12-2704; : 63; Address:
  1314 W Ohio
  Chicago, IL
• Residence: 2 Apr 1940, 1314 W Ohio St, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Notes:

Had a cousin named Nicola "Nick" Nitti who, in 1920, was living at 515 No. Racine Av. This information comes from Joseph's passenger records of 1920 when he was returning from a visit to Triggiano, Italy for reasons currently unknown.


Possible relatives:
Vincenzo Nitti who arrived 7 Jan 1920 in NY, destined for Chicago, IL. Had a brother named Michele living at ???? North Av, Chicago, IL.

Immigration:
La Touraine was laid down by Compagnie G

Buried:
Section Y, Block 8, Lot 235. Joseph has no marker on his grave. The grave directly opposite belongs to Thomas Heaney (1913).

Giuseppe Theresa Victoria Ricci 21 Jan 1904Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Theresa (daughter of Angelo Ricci and Rosa Leonaida Caprara) 03 Sep 1886 Campomaggiore, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy; 20 Dec 19321938 S Trumbull Ave, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; 23 Dec 1932Mount Carmel Cemetery, 1400 South Wolf Road, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1903, Italy
• Residence: 25 Apr 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
• Residence: 12 Jan 1920, 2648 Fulton Blvd, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
• Residence: 1923, 2648 Fulton Blvd, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; City Directory Listing Occupation: Seamstress
• Residence: 25 Oct 1928, 1938 S Trumbull Ave, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; Registration of a birth
• Residence: Apr 1930, 1938 S Trumbull Ave, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Notes:

Immigration:
Both the 1910 and the 1920 Census enumerations of Theresa state that she immigrated to the United States in 1903. It's a little difficult to make out in the 1910 Census but a careful analysis will reveal the lower hook of the number three.

Notes:

Married:
I believe the attached record to be the correct church marriage record but it is difficult to accept until it has been studied closely. When Joseph came to the United States, his name was Giuseppe but he adopted the Anglicized form, Joseph. The person who filled out this form appears to have "Latinized" the name, Joseph, into what appears to be Josephum and Theresa's name appears to have gone through a similar transformation. One thing that is clear, is that the person who completed the form does not cross his lowercase letter "t". The best example of that fact is the church name, Addolorata, at the top of the register page. See my markup document for a more complete analysis.
The church Addalorata is Santa (or Sancta) Maria Addalorata in Chicago, Illinois.

The marriage is the second entry (Family 8) on page 10 of the register.

The marriage date of 21 January 1904 came to me directly from my grandmother during her lifetime; the date differs from this record which recorded 24 January 1904. (DJS)

Anna. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jakob Marie Schafarschik 4 Sep 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
The name Anthony appears on the Social Security application that was first person information while the name Phillip is given on Joseph Nitti's (Anthony's son) death certificate where the informant was Joseph Nitti's daughter, Rose Nitti-McGarry.

Antonio Angela Luisa Dalesio 12 Jul 1874Triggiano, Bari, Puglia, Italy. Angela (daughter of Giuseppe Dalesio and Filomena Carbonara) Italy; 4 Jan 1884Triggiano, Bari, Puglia, Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
ITALY State Archives Bari Marital Italian Bari Dead 1884 Part 1 Image 8

Angelo Rosa Leonaida Caprara. Rosa (daughter of Antonio Caprara and Maria Teresa Passerella) 20 Oct 1855 Campomaggiore, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy; 21 Jan 1924250 N Fairfield Ave, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; 24 Jan 1924Mount Carmel Cemetery, 1400 South Wolf Road, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Sacrament of Baptism: 23 Oct 1855, Campomaggiore, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy
• Immigration: 14 Feb 1906, Naples, Campania, Italy; Departure from Naples, Italy
• Immigration: 27 Feb 1906, New York, New York; Arrival in U.S. from Naples, Italy.