THOMAS J. EDWARDS
1
stTENNESSEE MOUNTED INFANTRY
USA
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born: 17 June 1837 in Roane County Tennessee
Died:
1 February 1912in Putnam County, Tennessee
Buried:
Boiling Springs Cemetery, Putnam County, Tennessee
Parents: John and Mary (Unknown) Edwards
Married: Mary P. Grimes on 14 November 1869 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Born: 9 October 1848 in Jackson County, Tennessee
Died:
5 February 1926in Putnam County, Tennessee
Buried:
Boiling Springs Cemetery, Putnam County, Tennessee
Parents: John Harvey and Margaret Louisa (Smith) Grimes
Children:
- Olive C. Edwards
- Samuel Edwards
- Lois Edwards
RELATIVES WHO SERVED
- Brother-in-law: Ammond Davis Jones - 5th Tennessee Cavalry - USA
MILITARY INFORMATION
1
stTennessee Mounted Infantry
Company B
USA
ABSTRACT:
- Enlisted as a Private; Left as a Private
- Enlisted 3 Dec 1863 at Carthage, TN
- Age: 28
- Muster In: 22 March 1864 at Carthage, TN
- Belongs to the 4th Congressional District
- Enlistment - 30 April 1864: Present
- Jul - Dec 1864: Present
- Age: 28
- Mustered Out: 18 Apr 1865 at Nashville
- Enlistment Papers Included
US PENSION APPLICATION
Widow's Pension Application:
- Invalid: 603896
- Certificate: 727805
- Widow's Application: 980623
- Certificate: 739472
- Click Here to Download Application
CENSUS DATA
-
1850 Census: Roane County, TN, Page 351
- 1860 Census:
- 1870 Census: White County, TN, Page 354
- 1880 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 190D
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1900 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 95A
- 1910 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 107A
ADDITIONAL DATA
- Death Certificate: Putnam County, TN (1912) - #69658 - Thomas J. Edwards
- Death Certificate: Putnam County, TN (1926) - #7304 - Mary P. Edwards