Thompson Family In 1876, William Thompson , of Scottish descent, moved to Belmont from DeSable , PEL He bought sixty acres of land from John Inman and moved a house across the ice from North St. Eleanor 's. His first wife was Miss Pempraise with whom he had three daughters, Margaret, Martha Lizzie , and Adeline. Following his first wife's death, he married Mary Nicholson , and their family was Seymour, Hammond, Florence, and Lillian. When William Thompson first came to this district, he lived in a log house until his own was ready. It was located on the across from the present residence of Mervin and Geraldine Inman. William's son, Seymour, who carried on farm¬ ing operations after his father, bought sixty-five acres of land from Percy Miller . He married Maggie MacLeod and they had a family of six: Ray, Earl, Hazel, Wilfred, Sterling, and Elmer. Sterling lives on the family farm. He first married Doris Adams of O'Leary . They had four children: Brenda (Faren Stetson), Blair ( Debbie Cole), Nancy Simpkins , and Valerie (Randy Birch). Sterling's second wife is Bertie (Dawson) Yeo (see Yeo History). The Thompson name was often seen in the lists of St . James Methodist and the family has been active in the Lot 16 United Church. Sterling has been a steward and Bertie sings in the choir and is church caretaker. Blair's home is adjacent to the farm house; he operates the family dairy farm enterprise. Elmer married Muriel Pye of Central Lot 16 ; they moved to St . Eleanor's. Based on Thompson History in Tne History of Belmont Twijnstra Family Arnold and Teresa Twijnstra moved to Lot 16 in 1995 from the of Nova Scotia . They purchased the house and barns and some land from the former Ken MacLean property where they operate a dairy farm. They were blessed with a baby boy, Mitchell Thijs , in 2000. When Mitchell was baptized in the Lot 16 United Church in 2001, his parents became members. Teresa is a member of the Board of Stewards and Arnold is a trustee at United. Contributed by Teresa Twijnstra . 296 United Church and Its People