Transcription of talk with
ELMER KLAPMEIER
9 Feb 1974 in Mora Minnesota
Mother had two sisters. Marie married W. H. Hokamp, and Lena married Fred Hellwieg in Belden and Carroll Nebraska.
Their children
Hellwiegs had a son, Henry, and a son Fred, son Kris, and son Elfrey.
Elfred is the only one as far as I know who is still alive, and he lives in Bemmerton, Washington.
Elfred Hellwieg and his wife were here two years ago. I have had several letters from them since Myrtle has been sick.
They had two daughters, Ella, who married Lester Bartell, and they live in Laurel, Nebraska.
Ella had some children.
The other daughter is Clara, who married a Williams. He passed away about 5 years ago. Clara is still alive, and lives at 4206 Bancroft Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska.
Had a card from Clara - she never writes anyway. Clara was the only one that I knew real well. She was my favorite cousin.
Hokamps had a Henry, William, and Harry. They are all dead. There is another son, Harry, who lived in Western Nebraska. I think he is still alive, but don't know just where.
The brothers had some children, but I never had any contact - never knew anything about those at all, so I don't know where they are.
They had two daughters. Annie Hokamp married John Schram. They lived for years in Belden, Nebraska, and Annie is still alive and still lives in Belden. When she got married, she came up here on her wedding trip, and that's the last time.
Annie had one son, I think.
The other daughter is Hilda, and she married, and her first husband died. She remarried, and he died. Her name now is Hilda Tyrmyne, and she lives in Walthill, Thurston County, Nebraska.
(PJH: Tyrmyme does not seem to exist as a surname. Turmyne does. Try variations.)
Had a letter, not too long ago, from Hilda. Hilda had no children.
Bill didn't have any children.
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Mother and her two sisters came to this country. Dad sent for her.
Do you know when the two sisters died? No.
They probably came to this country about 6 months before William and Louisa were married.
Lena died last, in the early 1950's, and Marie died a year or so after Mother.
Mother was born in Westphalia, probably Buttendorf.
