Life span: 02/11/1847 to 10/18/1931TabsLife SummaryFull name: Thomas Alva EdisonPlace of Birth: Milan, OHBurial Place: West Orange, NJBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 2No. of Children: 6Family: Samuel Ogden Edison, Jr. (father), Nancy Matthews Elliot Edison (mother), Mary Stilwell (first wife), Mina Miller (second wife) Occupation: Scientist or InventorRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderChurch or Religious Denomination: OtherOther Religion: Deist Events Documents Images Thomas Alva Edison, engraving Thomas Alva Edison, engraving, detail Bibliography