Thomson

Herbert James Thomson, son of Arthur Reid and Margaret (Ronald) Thomson, was born on the family farm near Palmyra, Nebraska.

Herbert met his wife Blanche Klinefelter, daughter of Judge & Emma (Ackermann) Klinefelter, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  They married in Blanche’s hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in December 1905.  They lived in Nebraska before spending two years near Stettler, Alberta, Canada where Herbert acquired a farm.  However, they returned to Palmyra where they spent the remainder of their lives.

Herbert and Blanche had eight children:

• Alexander Joseph ♥ [m: Donna Isabelle Van Allen]
• Arthur Klinefelter [m. Verna Lorraine Wall] 
• Alfred Ackermann [m. Helen Esther Caddy]
• George Ronald [m. Viola Faye Lanning]
• Reid James [m. Dorothy Helen Baldwin, Kathryn Ann Pierce]
• Faith Mabel [m. Lloyd “Clair” Nash]
• May Viola [m. Dale Pershing Lamb]
• Alma Elberta [m. William “Bill” Joshua Eugene Caddy]