Son of Thomas Edwards and Louisa Dorcas Kellett married Mary S. Cady September 10, 1868; they had two children, Wallace and Myrtle. He served in the civil war and was a Marble merchant and town treasurer in Dowagiac.

U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: Thomas J Edwards
Enlistment Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1842
Birth Place: Michigan
Enlistment Date: 7 Oct 1861
Enlistment Place: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Enlistment Rank: Private
Muster Date: 2 Nov 1861
Muster Place: Michigan
Muster Company: C
Muster Regiment: 1st Infantry
Muster Regiment Type: Infantry
Muster Information: Enlisted
Casualty Date: 27 Jun 1862
Casualty Place: Gaines' Mill, Virginia
Type of Casualty: Wounded
Muster Out Date: 9 Jul 1865
Muster Out Place: Jeffersonville, Indiana
Muster Out Information: Mustered Out
Side of War: Union
Survived War?: Yes
Injured in Line of Duty?: Yes
Residence Place: Washtenaw County, Michigan
Last Known Residence Place: Dowagiac, Michigan
Title: Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65; Michigan GAR Membership: http://www.suvcwmi.org/gar/members.php

Death certificate
Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan 122 Oak
Thos J. Edwards
Male White married
DoB 23 June 1844 Michigan
Age 68 y 0 m 17/19 d (doesn't work)
DoD 4 July 1912
CoD Mitral insufficiency with general ???
Contribuatry not clear could be mouth cancer with letters left out
Occ. City Treasurer
Father Thos J Edwards b Eng
Mother Unknown
Inf Mrs T J Edwards Dowagiac
Burial Riverside

U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Name: Thomas J Edwards
Gender: Male
Unit: C 1 Mich Inf
Filing Date:
Place Filed: Michigan, USA
Relation to Head: Soldier
Spouse: Mary S Edwards
Invalid 13 Aug 1890 App 795871
Widow 10 Jul 1912 App 989880