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:

  1. Olive C. Edwards
  2. Samuel Edwards
  3. 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:

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
  • 1900 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 95A
  • 1910 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 107A

ADDITIONAL DATA