Born in Pike, Ohio, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Dykes
and Maud Vernon (Cross) Dykes
Sister of
Nellie Edith (Dykes) Parrill, Iva D. (Dykes) Slatter, Dorothy L. Dykes, Roy Fenton Dykes and Helen L. (Dykes) Wensel
Wife of
Clarence Kenwood Whitman
— married
29 Oct 1927 in Clark, Ohio, United States
Wife of
Everett Kaehele
— married
17 Oct 1934 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Mother of
[private son (1920s - unknown)], Dean Whitman, Dick (Whitman) Kaehele and [private daughter (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at age 60
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Apr 2019
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Biography
Edna was born in 1908. She was the daughter of John Dykes and Maud Cross. She married first Clarence Kerwood Whitman in 1927 and lived with him in Columbus, Ohio. They had 2 young children, according to the 1930 Census, Jerry and Dean.
Edna married second Everett Kaehele in 1934 in Detroit, Michigan. By the 1940 U.S. Census she was living with her sister Iva Slatter in Columbus, Ohio. She was now divorced, and had 4 children listed, all born in Ohio: Jeremiah, 11, Dean, 9, Richard, 8 and Sharon, 2.
Edna was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1947 and she wrote a book, 'Living with Cancer', which explained her approach to living a healthy, positive life despite her diagnosis. She passed away more than 20 years later, in 1969 in Columbus, Ohio and is buried in Sunset Cemetery, Galloway, Ohio. There is a photograph of a headstone that she shares with her two sisters, Iva and Dorothy.
Sources
- www.myheritage.com
- ancestry.com
- Marriage License, Clark County, Ohio
- 1930 U.S. Census, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio
- 1940 U.S. Census, Colbus, Franklin, Ohio
- Marriage License, Wayne County, Michigan
- Findagrave #99402500
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99402500/edna-kaehele?
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edna by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edna:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edna by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edna:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
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