Thomas Edison

Born: February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio
Childhood: Grew up in Port Huron, Michigan
1st Wife: Mary Stillwell 1871-1884
2nd Wife: Mina Miller 1886-1931
Children: Marion Edison, Thomas Edison Jr., William Edison, Madeleine Edison, Charles Edison, Theodore Edison
Died: October 18, 1931 in West Orange, New Jersey
Jobs: Sold candy and newspapers as a teenager on a train; He started 14 companies; telegraph operator; inventor
Most Famous Invention: Incandescent Light Bulb