Helena HOFSOMMER

Born

30 January 1875 , Detroit, Michigan, USA

Died

21 June 1956 , Detroit, Michigan, USA

Age: 81

Helena married Alexander TARTE 19 February 1892 in Detroit, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Alexander TARTE was born 24 August 1873 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Alexander died 2 June 1916 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Alexander was the child of Charles TARTE and Matilda DUFAULT DELARUE .

Helena married Cecil Gwynne COLLACOTT 22 September 1924 in Detroit, Michigan, USA .
Cecil Gwynne COLLACOTT was born 14 December 1878 in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada. Cecil Gwynne died 11 October 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Cecil Gwynne was the child of Alfred COLLACOTT and Emma GWYNNE .

Helena married George Edward MCCOMBE 9 November 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, USA .
George Edward MCCOMBE was born 20 July 1891 in Ohio, USA. George Edward was the child of Frank MCCOMBE and Ruth PERRY .

Parents & Family of Helena HOFSOMMER

Parents of Helena HOFSOMMER

Father

George John HOFSOMMER

Mother

Dorothea DIEGEL

Grandparents of Helena HOFSOMMER

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Helena HOFSOMMER

Helena HOFSOMMER married

Alexander TARTE
Marriage date: 19 February 1892
Marriage place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Alexander TARTE was the child of Charles TARTE and Matilda DUFAULT DELARUE

Marriage notes:

Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995

groom's name: Alexander Tarte

groom's birth date: 1873

groom's birthplace: Michigan

groom's age: 19

bride's name: Helena Hofsommer

bride's birth date: 1874

bride's birthplace: Michigan

bride's age: 18

marriage date: 19 Feb 1892

marriage place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

groom's father's name: Chas Tarte

groom's mother's name: Matilda Dufoch

bride's father's name: Geo Hofsommer

bride's mother's name: Dorathea Teigal

groom's race: White

groom's marital status:

groom's previous wife's name:

bride's race: White

bride's marital status:

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indexing project (batch) number: M00893-3

system origin: Michigan-EASy

source film number: 1377645

reference number: p9 ln10512

Children of Alexander TARTE and Helena HOFSOMMER

William Arthur TARTE

Born: 3 August 1892, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died: 14 October 1977, Sarasota, Florida, USA

Harold Frederick TARTE

Born: December 29, 1894, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died: September 18, 1970, Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan, USA

Married: Carrie CONLIN 29 November 1916

Dorothy Louise TARTE

Born: 22 April 1897, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died: 27 August 1979, La Habra, California, USA

Helena HOFSOMMER married

Cecil Gwynne COLLACOTT
Marriage date: 22 September 1924
Marriage place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Cecil Gwynne COLLACOTT was the child of Alfred COLLACOTT and Emma GWYNNE

Marriage notes:

Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925

groom's name: Cecil G Collacott

groom's race:

groom's age: 45 years

groom's birth date: 1879

groom's birthplace: Canada

bride's name: Lena Hoffsomer Tarte

bride's race:

bride's age: 47 years

bride's birth date: 1877

bride's birthplace: Mich

marriage type:

marriage date: 22 Sep 1924

marriage place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

groom's father: Alfred

groom's mother: Emma Geoynne

bride's father: Geo Hoffsomer

bride's mother: Dorothy Diegel

groom's marital status:

groom's previous wife:

bride's marital status:

bride's previous husband:

film number: 2342766

frame number:

digital folder number: 4209970

image number: 511

reference number: yr 1924 p 243 rn 277722

They divorced 24 March 1925 in Michigan

Children of Cecil Gwynne COLLACOTT and Helena HOFSOMMER

No children are currently listed for this couple.

Helena HOFSOMMER married

George Edward MCCOMBE
Marriage date: 9 November 1925
Marriage place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
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George Edward MCCOMBE was the child of Frank MCCOMBE and Ruth PERRY

Marriage notes:

Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925

groom's name: George Mccombe

groom's race:

groom's age: 44 years

groom's birth date: 1881

groom's birthplace: Ohio

bride's name: Lena A Heffsomer Tarte

bride's race:

bride's age: 47 years

bride's birth date: 1878

bride's birthplace: Mich

marriage type:

marriage date: 09 Nov 1925

marriage place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

groom's father: Frank

groom's mother: Ruth Perrey

bride's father: Geo Hoffsomer

bride's mother: Dora Diegel

groom's marital status:

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film number: 2342773

frame number:

digital folder number: 4001717

image number: 224

reference number: v 13 p 70 rn 301295

Children of George Edward MCCOMBE and Helena HOFSOMMER

No children are currently listed for this couple.

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1874 Birth

Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995
Name: Lena Hofsmer
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 30 Jan 1874
birthPlace: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Death Date:
name note:
Race: White
father's Name: George Hofsmer
father's birthPlace:
father's Age:
mother's Name: Dorothea Hofsmer
mother's birthPlace: Germany
mother's Age:
indexing project (batch) number: C02129-2
system origin: Michigan-EASy
source Film Number: 1377656
reference number: v 6 p 66

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Birth — 1875
30 January 1875
Detroit, Michigan, USA

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Name: Lena Hofsommer
Residence: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
birthdate: 1874
birthPlace: Michigan, United States
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's Name:
spouse's birthPlace:
father's Name: George Hofsommer
father's birthPlace: Germany
mother's Name: Thorothea Hofsommer
mother's birthPlace: Germany
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
Gender: Female
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 6 years
Occupation:
nara Film Number: T9-0613
pAge: 410
page character: D
entry number: 596
Film Number: 1254613
Household Gender Age
parent George Hofsommer M 32
parent Thorothea Hofsommer F 30
Lizzi Hofsommer F 7
Lena Hofsommer F 6
Mary Hofsommer F 3

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1892 Marriage / Partner
Helena HOFSOMMER and Alexander TARTE 19 February 1892, Detroit, Michigan, USA

She was 17 years old.

1892 Birth of Child
William Arthur TARTE was born 3 August 1892, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Helena was 17 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Birth of Child
Harold Frederick TARTE was born December 29, 1894, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Helena was 19 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Birth of Child
Dorothy Louise TARTE was born 22 April 1897, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Helena was 22 years old.

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Name: Lena Tarte
titles:
Residence: Detroit city, Wayne, Michigan
Birth Date: Jan 1875
birthPlace: Michigan
relationship to head-of-household: Wife
spouse Name: Alex Tarte
spouse titles:
spouse birth Place: Michigan
father Name:
father titles:
father birthPlace: Germany
mother Name:
mother titles:
mother birthPlace: Germany
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name: Alex Tarte
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
years Married: 8
estimated marriage year: 1892
mother how many children: 3
number living children: 3
Immigration Year:
enumeration District: 0175
Sheet Number and Letter: 6B
Household ID: 103
reference number: 77
gsu Film Number: 1240753
Image Number: 00746
Household Gender Age
spouse Alex Tarte M
Lena Tarte F
child Arthur Tarte M
child Harold Tarte M
child Dorathe Tarte F
Charles Tarte M
Mathilda Tarte F

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan

Name: Lena Tart
birthPlace: Michigan
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Residence: Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan
Marital Status: Married
race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
father's birthPlace: Germany
mother's birthPlace: Germany
family number: 125
page number: 6
Household Gender Age
spouse Alexander D Tart M 37y
Lena Tart F 36y
child Arthur W Tart M 17y
child Herald Tart M 15y
child Dortha L Tart F 13y
Matdilda Tart F 75y

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1916 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alexander TARTE died 2 June 1916, Detroit, Michigan, USA

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1924 Marriage / Partner
Helena HOFSOMMER and Cecil Gwynne COLLACOTT 22 September 1924, Detroit, Michigan, USA

She was 49 years old.

1925 Marriage / Partner
Helena HOFSOMMER and George Edward MCCOMBE 9 November 1925, Detroit, Michigan, USA

She was 50 years old.

1925 - Divorce

Name: Lena Collacott
Marriage Date: 22 Sep 1924
Marriage Place: Detroit, Michigan
Decree Date: 24 Mar 1925
Decree Place: Wayne, Michigan, USA
Spouse Name: Cecil C Collacott
Number of Children: 0
Divorce Status: Granted

Ancestry.com. Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

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1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Detroit, Michigan

Name: Lena A Mccombe
Birth Year: abt 1875
Gender: Female
Race: White
BirthPlace: Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: Derby Ave
Ward of City: 1
Block: 39
House Number: 19218
Dwelling Number: 203
Family Number: 7
Age at first MarriAge: 18
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's BirthPlace: Germany
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
George E Mccombe 43
Lena A Mccombe 55

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1945 Death of Spouse/Partner
Cecil Gwynne COLLACOTT died 11 October 1945, Los Angeles, California, USA

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

Obituary Information

Obituary - Detroit Free Press - 22 Jun 1956 - Page 33