13th child of Edwin Gould & Nettie Johnson.

In 1925 Edna lived with his parents in Arlington, Kingsbury, South Dakota.

Edna lived in Arlington until about 1928 when her mother moved to Minneapolis after separating from her father.

She lived with her mother in Minneapolis until 1942.

On 2 May 1942 Edna married Kenneth Leslie Harris in Hennepin County, Minnesota.

Her husband enlisted in the US Navy 29 Aug 1942 & served until 16 Nov 1945.

Their 1st child, a daughter, was born 5 Oct 1942 in Hennepin County, Minnesota.

When her husband, Kenneth, returned to Minneapolis after being discharged Edna & Kenneth lived in separate residences. They soon divorced & Kenneth raised the daughter.

In 1948 Edna lived at 3217 E Calhoun Blvd, Minneapolis & worked as a cashier for Boutell's.

About 1950 Edna married (no record has been found) Clifford Cook.

Clifford & Edna had 2 children. A daughter born 21 Feb 1951 in Hennepin County, Minnesota & a son Clifford Patrick "Pat" Cook. Clifford Patrick was born 10 Sep 1952 in Hennepin County, Minnesota.

Clifford & Edna divorced (or split up) soon after the birth of Clifford Patrick "Pat". Husband, Clifford, raised the children as a single father.

Edna is known to have lived in Santa Monica, California in the 1950's.

Edna married an unknown first name McArthur at some point & either was divorced or widowed.

On 13 Jun 1974 Edna married Henry Kiesendahl in Clark County, Nevada. They divorced in Sep 1974 in Los Angeles County, California.

Edna lived in San Diego, California about the time of her divorce from Henry. She continued to use Kiesendahl as her surname even though they were married just 2 months.

Mother of 3 children, all raised by the fathers.

Education: Completed 1st year of high school - 1940 US Census