The Grandparent Chronicles

                                                                                                               G R A N D P A     M A C     It's almost World Series time! Which reminds me of my very favorite professional baseball player!          On October 20th we commemorate the Birthday of Luther McAllister . Born in 1895 in Spencer County, Kentucky to Robert Luther McAllister and Mahala Scrogham, Luther was the 6th of 7 children.  The 3 boys and 4 girls consisted of (oldest to youngest) John William, Ona Bell, Bradford, Ora Lee, Lettie May, Luther and Ottie Esco. When Luther was 5 years old their family joined the church.  Shortly after, they moved to Safford, Arizona. Luther grew up in Safford and when WW1 broke out he was inducted into the Army. Serving in Germany he was wounded in the leg and was twice decorated for valor in the line of duty and awarded the Purple Heart.  When the company cook was injured and could no longer serve they asked if anyone could cook .  He

                           OUR PINEAPPLE COOKIE (AND APRICOT COBBLER) GRANDMA      October 5th is the birthday of SUSIE  ESTHER  AMONETTE  WADE  ( the wife of Paul Wade)  It has been 125 years since her birth in 1893! Suzie was born in Brydstown, Tennessee to John Louis Amonette and Katherine Boring.  Susie was the 7th of 11 children, the 1st was stillborn and a girl Ivy and a boy Reuben born 8th and 9th both lived less than 6 months .Cynthia, the oldest girl died 6 months before her 21st birthday. Of the remaining 7 children, William Fredrick ( Ed) was the oldest followed by Flora , James, Mary Ellen ( Ellen) Then Susie , Lillie and Sallie Maude ( Maude). From her early teens on Susie was basically fatherless. Her father suffered from deep depression and anxiety and was concerned for the safety of his children and so admitted himself into an institution where he lived until his death in 1915 at the young age of 53.  Flora married in 1906 and Ed moved to Washington in 1909 leavi