 Thomas’s full name was Thomas Alva Edison  He was born on February 11 th 1847

 He died on October 18 th 1931  He died in West Orange, New Jersey

 His mother’s name was Nancy Matthews Eliot ( )  Thomas’s dad was in the timber business  His name was Samuel Ogden Edison ( ) Prrr… I love you mommy!

 Thomas married Mary Stilwell in 1871  Then he married Mina Miller  Marion Estelle Edison  Thomas Alva Edison Jr.  William Leslie Edison Wife Childre n

 The Western Union company paid him $10,000 for a telegraph  He used the money to build a lab in Menlo Park, New Jersey

 One of his inventions was the electric light bulb  Another invention was the telegraph

 One instance was when he invented the light bulb  The second one was when he invented the telegraph

 I used:     And a book called Thomas Edison!