Caroline Schima
b. 8 November 1896, d. 2 April 1986
- Father: Franz Schima b. 4 April 1865, d. March 1947
- Mother: Maria Herovitsch b. 24 April 1869, d. 4 November 1926
- Caroline Schima was born on 8 November 1896 in Odenburg, Hungary.
- She was known as Lena.
- Because working conditions in the coal mines in the area of Odenburg were very hazardous, Franz Schima and his family migrated to Homberg-Hochheide, Germany, in 1899.
- Franz Schima and Maria Herovitsch arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on 9 December 1913, accompanied by Caroline Schima, Theresa Schima and Rosa Schima aboard the Campanello in steerage class, from Rotterdam, Netherlands.
- Franz, Maria, Caroline, Theresa and Rose Schima entered the United States at Port Huron, Michigan, from Montreal, Canada, on 15 July 1914.
- She married John Eyman circa 1917.
- John Eyman and Caroline Schima appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at 8235 Halsted Street.
- Caroline Schima became a widow at the June 1969 death of her husband.
- Caroline Schima died on 2 April 1986 at age 89 in Cook County, Illinois.
- Last Edited: 15 Aug 2009