Thanks for the response J.A. (or should I say, "Viele Danken") It finally occurred to me that there might be apps in the app store that would facilitate the transfer. I found one and installed it on both devices connected to the same wifi network with the app active on both devices and...

If this question has been addressed before, searching here didn't turn up that discussion; so if I'm out of line with this post, please point me to where it has been addressed. I recently got a hand-me-down iPhone 5 which was first cleared of all data by my SIL. I had been using an iPhone 4S...