LETTERS from GERMANY
2007. Pamela Kopf Gealy and her father Gerhart Kopf, had put together a book on the descendants of
William and Johanna Struempler and had probed many relatives for pictures and property in Nebraska.
Brian Kopf, remembered his father had received a box of things from his bachelor uncle, Bill Struempler,
years before. Bill was a son of immigrant William Struempler, to whom these letters were written by his Mother,
Sophie Summann Strümpler and other family members in letters to Pam who is in the process of
translating them.
The letters are all written in the old German script, which Pam soon discovered is no longer readable to
most Germans. By learning the alphabet, she is in the process of transcribing the letters to
recognizable German, and then roughly translating them. Handwriting, spelling and lack of punctuation
has made this a slow process. Offers to polish the translations would be greatly appreciated! Anyone
with corrections or interested in seeing scanned copies of the letters can contact us by using the
'Contact Me' button.
William and Johanna Struempler and had probed many relatives for pictures and property in Nebraska.
Brian Kopf, remembered his father had received a box of things from his bachelor uncle, Bill Struempler,
years before. Bill was a son of immigrant William Struempler, to whom these letters were written by his Mother,
Sophie Summann Strümpler and other family members in letters to Pam who is in the process of
translating them.
The letters are all written in the old German script, which Pam soon discovered is no longer readable to
most Germans. By learning the alphabet, she is in the process of transcribing the letters to
recognizable German, and then roughly translating them. Handwriting, spelling and lack of punctuation
has made this a slow process. Offers to polish the translations would be greatly appreciated! Anyone
with corrections or interested in seeing scanned copies of the letters can contact us by using the
'Contact Me' button.
Date of Letter
Letter From
15 Jan 1909
- Sophie Struempler to Wilhelm Struempler Concerning the death of Otto, Wilhelm's third son and local farming
- and family matters.
13 Jun 1909
- Sophie Struempler to Wilhelm Struempler - Concerning Frietz, Marie, Sophie and about the farm.
25 Jun 1911
- Sophie Struempler to Wilhelm Struempler - Concerning farm and family
21 Jul 1912
- Sophie Struempler to Wilhelm Struempler - Concerning farm and family
15 Feb 1914
- Sophie Struempler to Wilhelm Struempler - Concerning the war, farm and family.
21 Mar 1915
- Frietz and Sophie Struempler to Wilhelm Struempler - Concerning the war, farm and family
16 Jan 1916
- Frietz Struempler and Sophie to Wilhelm Struempler - Concerning the war and family
17 Oct 1922 **
- Sophie (dau) & Frietz Struempler to Wilhelm Struempler - Concerning arrangements for Sophie to
- emigrate to the US along with her brother Frietz. A JPG of original letter attached
04 Nov 1922
- Sophie & Frietz Struempler to Wilhelm Struempler - Concerning Sophie's emigration to America
05 Nov 1922
- Frietz, Minna & Wilhelm Struempler to Wilhelm Struempler - Concerning Frietz emigrating to America
- with Williams help with the price of the passage.
04 Feb 1923
- Frietz Struempler to William Struempler - Concerning living conditions in Germany
27 May 1923
- Frietz Struempler to William Struempler - Concerning Frietz about ready to leave Germany for America
20 Jul 1924
- Marie (Frietz's youngest dau) - Concerning family live.
23 Nov 1924
- Heinrich August Friedrich Struempler 'Frietz' - Concerning family life
22 Oct 1925
- Sophie Summann Struempler to Wilhelm Struempler - Concerning family life.
29 Oct 1925
- Sophie (Frietz's wife (Fritz & Minna daughter-in-law)) - Concerning family life.
11 Sep 1926
- Sophie (Fritz's wife (Fritz & Minna daughter-in-law)) - Concerning family life.