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- Born in the sod shack on the Thomson homestead, Milly (later McCord), Section 17 Township 5 Range 7 West 3 Meridian, Saskatchewan, Canada. His early schooling was at Milly School, 1 year at Varsity School and then attended Regina Collegiate Grade 11, 1926/27 and Grade 12, Form IV in 1927/28. In the "Dirty Thirties" he worked on threshing crews in Scotsguard and other areas. Allen inherited part of the Thomson homestead from his father and bought the rest of it, W1/2 Section 7, Township 5, Range 7, West 3 Meridian and W1/2 17-5-7, W3 from his mother on October 30, 1944 for $11,000.00. Allen Thomson was very involved in community and provincial organizations, such as: Vice President of Saskatchewan Municipal Hail Insurance, delegate of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool for 25 years, Reeve of the Municipality of Mankota (1957-1963, 1967-1973), President of the Meyronne Southern Rural Telephone Company, Trustee of McCord United Church, taught Sunday School at Varsity Church, Leader of the Ferland 4H Baby Beef Club for 16 years, President of Mankota Hospital Board plus others. German immigrants who worked on the farm after WWII were Ernest Haackel and George Gras. Allen was actively involved in the installation of the Hydro Electric System in the area in 1955. As President of the Meyronne Southern Rural Telephone Company, he was instrumental in the installation of the dial telephone system in the area in 1964. Allen and Mildred separated in 1978 and divorced in 1979. Allen sold the farm to his son, Douglas Dale Thomson and retired to Coquitlam, British Columbia in 1978. Died from cancer. Cremated. His ashes are scattered on the Thomson homestead at McCord, Saskatchewan. The family had his name added to his parents tombstone in Prospect Cemetery, South of Ferland, Saskatchewan.
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1911 - 1987 (75 years)
