Rodney,
Sorry to take this long to reply.... Do not often check the site...
The Edward I am looking for is Edward F. Whalen was born some around 1880 - 1890 in California ( thats a guess) he was my fathers biological father.... My Father was born Leslie R. Whalen..... I have not had much luck finding any Whalens related.... Let me know if you run into any information that might fit with my search.
Best regards,
John W. Howe