Nation ‘My grandmother was a slave cook’: 99-year-old Tennessee matriarch shares memories of not-so-distant past June 17, 2021Daniel Connolly, Memphis Commercial AppealComments Off on ‘My grandmother was a slave cook’: 99-year-old Tennessee matriarch shares memories of not-so-distant past Tennessee woman believes both her grandmother and father were born into slavery. New research sheds light on her fascinating family history.