According to Kansas naturalization Abstracts, Andrew Heim was born in Goebel (Göbel), Russia, He sailed from Bremen, Germany on the ship Rhein on September 25, 1906, arriving at the port of Baltimore, Maryland. He declared his intention to seek naturalization on October 17, 1908 in Shawnee County, KS. His occupation was listed as: Carpenter.

In the 1910 U. S. census, 39 yr. old Andreas Heim, a Railroad Laborer, b. in Russian Germany, was living at 134 N. Locust St. in Topeka Ward 2, Shawnee, KS. with his
29 yr. old wife, Elisabeth Heim, b. in Russian Germany
10 yr. old daughter, Marie Heim, b. in Russian Germany
9 yr. old son, Johannis Heim, b. in Russian Germany
8 yr. old daughter, Katherine Heim, b. in Russian Germany
6 yr. old son, Alexander Heim, b. in Russian Germany
1 yr. old son, Jacob Heim, b. in KS.
Everyone in the family except for Jacob, immigrated to the U. S. in 1907, and their citizenship was pending.
Elisabeth and Andreas' parents were all born in Russian Germany.
Elisabeth, Andreas and Marie's native tongue was German.
Elisabeth and Andrea had been married for 11 years. Elisabeth was the mother of 6 children, only 5 still alive by this census.

In the 1920 U. S. census, 45 yr. old Andrew Heim, doing car repair on the Railroad, b. in Russia-Poland, was living on No. Locust St. in Topeka Ward 2, Shawnee, KS. with his
35 yr. old wife, Elizabeth Heim, b. in Russia Poland
17 yr. old daughter, Katie Heim, a Telephone Operator on contract, b. in Poland
15 yr. old son, Alex Heim, a Western Union Messenger Boy, b. in Poland
11 yr. old son, Jake Heim, b. in KS.
9 yr. old son, Andrew Heim Jr., b. in KS.
5 yr. old daughter, Elizabeth Heim Jr., b. in KS.
8 mth. old daughter, Breta Heim, b. in KS.
Andrew and Elizabeth's parents were all from Russia.
Andrew and Elizabeth's mother tongue was German, but they were able to speak English.
Anrew, Elizabeth, Katie and Alex immigrated to the U. S. in 1907. Andrew, Elizabeth and Katie's citizenship was pending. Alex was still an alien.

In the 1930 U. S. census, 55 yr. old Andrew Heim, a Railroad Car Inspector, b. in Russia, was living at 221 South Russell Av. in Monterey Park, Los Angeles, CA. with his
48 yr. old wife, Elizabeth Heim, b. in Russia
28 yr. old daughter, Catherine Heim, a Telephone Operator, b. in Russia
21 yr. old son, Jacob E. Heim, a Railroad Car Man, b. in KS.
19 yr. old son, Andrew J. Heim, a Bookkeeper in an Investments company, b. in KS.
16 yr. old daughter, Elizabeth C. Heim, b. in KS.
10 yr. old daughter, Barbara A. Heim, b. in KS.
Elizabeth was 16 yrs. old and Andrew was 23 when they married.
Andrew and Elizabeth's parents were all b. in Russia.
Everyone in the family was able to speak English.
Andrew and Elizabeth immigrated to the U.S. in 1906. Their citizenship was 'pending'.