▁as ▁" Ch ib ie ", ▁and ▁Frederick ▁Ad olph ▁" F red " ▁Hein emann . ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁of ▁German ▁descent . ▁Her ▁mother ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Cuba , ▁and ▁was ▁of ▁p ardo ▁her itage , ▁a ▁fre ed - s lave ▁desc endant ▁( the ▁show ▁F inding ▁Your ▁Ro ots ▁has ▁tested ▁her ▁daughter ▁Car ly ' s ▁DNA ▁as ▁ 1 0 % ▁African ▁and ▁ 2 % ▁Ind igen ous ). ▁ ▁Hein emann ▁married ▁Richard ▁Leo ▁Simon ▁( M arch ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 J uly ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ), ▁co - found er ▁of ▁Simon ▁& ▁Sch uster , ▁the ▁publish ers . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁their ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁eng agement , ▁Hein emann ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁reception ist ▁for ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁They ▁had ▁four ▁children : ▁former ▁opera ▁Me z zo - s op rano ▁singer ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁real ▁estate ▁agent , ▁Jo anna ▁Simon ▁Broadway ▁score ▁writer ▁Lucy ▁Simon ▁singer - song writer ▁Car ly ▁Simon ▁Peter ▁Simon ▁ ▁The ▁family ▁res ided ▁in ▁the ▁River dale ▁community ▁of ▁the ▁Bron x . ▁Hein emann ▁was ▁an ▁activ ist ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Mov ement . ▁ ▁Simon ▁was ▁act ively ▁involved ▁in ▁char itable ▁and ▁community ▁work . ▁ ▁This ▁included ▁a ▁st int ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁River dale ▁M ental ▁Health ▁Association ▁for ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁years