Thomas Edison was born on February 11 , 1847 in Milan , Ohio .
He died on October 18 , 1931 in West orange , NJ
He had other kids called Theodore miller Edison , Charles Edison , Madeleine Edison , William Leslie Edison , Marion Estelle Edison , and Thomas Alva Edison jr .
Thomas Edison was one of the most highly regarded American inventors .
By the age 12 Thomas Edison started losing his hearing and he liked it .