He is also listed on the Spanish American Memorial in the Bain Lot .

T.R. Edwards, son of W.L. & Patsy Williams Edwards married Ida Fulghum November 24,1880. To this union two children were born

1) Lillian Edwards 1886-1927

2) Johnnie Edwards 1889-

During the Spanish American War, 1898, a bit of a panic ensued when news broke that the First North Carolina Regiment, stationed in sunny Havana, Cuba, was under quarantine due to a case of smallpox. While the overall health of the regiment seemed to be holding up, the Goldsboro Rifles, being part of the First Regiment, caused quite a stir back home in Goldsboro.

To add to the unease, a telegram arrived at Mr. John W. Edwards' doorstep, delivering the heartbreaking news that his brother Tom, a member of the Rifles, had passed away the previous night. The telegram was short and somber, leaving the cause of Tom's death a mystery.Tom, known as Thos. R. Edwards, had answered the call to arms eagerly and had earned praise for his soldierly demeanor throughout his time in camp at Raleigh, Jacksonville, and Savannah. Despite his unassuming nature, Tom became a cherished comrade among his fellow soldiers, proving himself a true patriot when his country needed him most.

In a solemn ceremony, Tom was laid to rest on Cuban soil, for the time being, as indicated in a later telegram from Lt. Gulick. However, a year later, in February 1900, his body was brought back home to Goldsboro and reinterred in the Willow Dale Family Lot with the honors befitting a fallen hero.In the end, Tom's sacrifice stood as a testament to his unwavering love for his country, his fellow man, and the ideals of liberty. Though his life was cut short, his memory lived on in the hearts of his friends and comrades, and in the annals of Goldsboro's history.

∼DEATH OF THOMAS R. EDWARDS

Daily Argus of Friday last.

Early in the current week the publication was made that the First North Carolina Regiment, now doing service in the Province of Havana, Cuba, and gracefully referred to by Gov. Russell in his message to the General Assembly, published, elsewhere in this issue, was quarantined on account of a case of small pox in one of the companies of that regiment: but it was at the same time stated that the health of the regiment in general was good, and, that there was no cause for unnecessary alarm.

However, as the Goldsboro Rifles is a member of the First Regiment, much uneasiness has taken hold of this community for the welfare of the boys of our company, pending the arrival of personal letters from any of them, and this feeling of alarm has been intensely deepened by the sad news cabled to Mr. Jolin W. Edwards this morning that his brother Tom, a member of the Rifles, died last night.

The telegram is from Lt. J. W. Gulick, and makes the simple, sad announcement, without giving the cause, "Tom died last night."

Thos. R. Edwards, the deceased, was prompt to volunteer at the earliest call for troops, and in camp at Raleigh, at Jacksonville and Savannah his soldierly bearing was cause of commendation from his officers and he grew to be a general favorite among his comrades in arms.

Unpretentious in his daily walks among us, he proved himself a patriot in the hour of his country's need, and has attested at the cost of his life, breathed out in a foreign land, his love for his flag, his fellowmen and liberty・

Mr. John Edwards has the sincere sympathy of his hosts of friends in the sudden sorrow that has befallen him.

A later telegram from Lt, Gulick states that the interment will be made this afternoon in Cuban soil for the present.

∼His body was reinterred in Willow Dale Family Lot a year later, Feb 1900 with Military Honors.