Mary Schimka
1919 - 1988 (69 years)-
Name Mary Schimka Born 28 Apr 1919 Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois 
[1] Gender Female Baptism St Mary Catholic Church, 794 Pearson Street, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois [2] Residence 7 Feb 1920 Thacker St, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois [3] 
James Schimka 1920 Census
James Schimka and family enumerated on the 1920 Census in Cook County, Illinois pg 2 of 2.Residence 2 Apr 1930 1064 Thacker St, Des Plaines, Illinois [4] James Schimka 1930 Census
James Schimka and family on the 1930 Census including his oldest son, also named James, married to his first wife, Lydia.Residence 11 Apr 1940 1691 Van Buren Avenue, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois [5] Earl Haas family, 1940 Census, Cook County, Illinois. Died 2 Aug 1988 Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois Buried 6 Aug 1988 Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois Person ID I1314 Schimka Family Tree Last Modified 13 Feb 2015
Father James Schimka, Sr, b. 7 Jan 1882, Čermn , d. 29 Jul 1940, 750 South State Street, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois (Age 58 years) Mother Anna Frana, b. 24 Jul 1883, Tu , d. 12 Jan 1947, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Age 63 years) Married Abt 1902 Austria Photos 
S.S. George Washingtion
SS George Washington, the ship that carried the Schimka Family to the United States in 1912.
S.S. George Washingtion Post Card post World War I
A post card of the SS George Washington, one of the largest passenger ships of its time. After World War I the S.S. George Washington was taken over by the United States Lines and passenger service resumed.
USS George Washington
USS George Washington. This is likely a post 1917 photo. The SS George Washington was siezed by United States Lines in 1917 and served as a troop carrier during WWII. The writing on the photo is likely that of a soldier at the end of WWI or WWII.
The Schimka Family
A portrait of the Schimka family shortly after arriving in The United States of America.
James Schimka Sr. Standing in the back.
Unknown Woman sitting on the left (In White).
Anna Frana-Schimka sitting on the right (In Black).
Carl Schimka standing in the middle (In White).
Frances Schimka standing on right.
James Schimka Jr. lying on the ground at the left.
Joseph Schimka lying on the ground at the right.Documents James Schimka Petition for Naturalization
James Schimka and family Petition for NaturalizationJames Schimka 1957 Death Certificate John Schimka's 1919 Baptism Carl Schimka's Social Security Application Joseph Schimka's Social Security Application Family ID F85 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Earl G. Haas, b. 8 Mar 1917, d. 12 Apr 1985, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois (Age 68 years) Children + 1. Robert Carl Haas 2. Diane Haas Family ID F556 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 28 Apr 1919 - Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois 
Baptism - - St Mary Catholic Church, 794 Pearson Street, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois 
Residence - 7 Feb 1920 - Thacker St, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois 
Residence - 2 Apr 1930 - 1064 Thacker St, Des Plaines, Illinois 
Residence - 11 Apr 1940 - 1691 Van Buren Avenue, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois Died - 2 Aug 1988 - Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois 
Buried - 6 Aug 1988 - Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos 
Mary Schimka-Haas and her son Robert Haas
Mary Schimka-Haas and her son Robert Haas.
Mary Schimka-Haas with her dog.
Mary Schimka-Haas with her dog.
Mary Schimka and Edward Schimka
Mary Schimka and Edward Schimka children of James Schimka Sr. and Anna Frana-Schimka after immigration to the U.S.
Documents James Schimka 1920 Census
James Schimka enumerated on the 1920 Census in Cook County, Illinois page 1 of 2.James Schimka Petition for Naturalization
James Schimka and family Petition for Naturalization
James Schimka Sr Certificate of Naturalization
This is the Certificate of Naturalization for James Schimka Sr and eight of his children. The eldest four children were born overseas and the remaining four who had been born by this time were all born in Illinois.
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Sources - [S1064] Immigration and Naturalization Records, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, IL.
- [S1153] Illinois, Chicago, Catholic Church Records, 1833-1925, image 13 of 66, 13 Feb 2015.
St Mary Parish (Des Plaines) > Baptisms, marriages, deaths, communions 1898-1915 > image 13 of 66
Appears in index but not among the record images - [S1048] 1920 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.
- [S1049] 1930 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census .
- [S1147] 1940 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.
- [S1064] Immigration and Naturalization Records, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, IL.