Jeannie L. Mcallister, wife of Otto Allen and my wife's maternal grandmother, was born April 15, 1903 in Washington to John Henry McAllister (a successful Northern Irish immigrant and business owner) and Lydia Kirk. Her siblings were Donald, Lester, Frank, Dora, Alice, Roger, and John. In 1910 she lived at 2236 Bryant in Spokane, WA (later the street name changed to Altamont) until 1929 when she married Otto Allen and moved to Monroe St. By 1952 She and Otto had moved to W328 8th ave and then to W707 5th av apt 502.
She passed away at age 68 on Sept 30, 1971.
Jeannie was a big part of Spokane's society. She loved summers at Loon Lake where she and Otto had a cabin that they had built themselves. By all reports her granddaughters loved her very much, and they tell me grandma's purse always matched her shoes.
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