John Morrison, Eunice, and Marshall Cronkhite in 1942.

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Object Description

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Object ID

2011.024.042

Title

John Morrison, Eunice, and Marshall Cronkhite in 1942.

Date

1942.

Description

1 black and white photograph of John Morrison, Eunice, and Marshall Cronkhite in 1942 ; image shows John M. Cronkhite (left) wearing a military uniform, Eunice Cronkhite in the middle, and Marshall Cronkhite in a suit. The siblings are standing in front of the Cronkhite house.

People/Subject

Cronkhite, Flora Eunice

Flora Eunice Cronkhite was born in Aldergrove and was the daughter of Abram Marshall Cronkhite and Agnes Cronkhite (née Macdonald). She attended Langley High School. Flora Eunice seems to have gone by her middle name, Eunice, and her married name was Ellis. She was the sister of John Morrison and Marshall Abram Cronkhite. She became a school teacher, and taught at Aldergrove Elementary School in the 1950s.

Cronkhite, John Morrison

John Morrison Cronkhite (1925-2015) was the son of Abram Marshall Cronkhite and Agnes Cronkhite (née Macdonald). John Cronkhite served in World War II. He was the brother of Flora Eunice Cronkhite (married name Ellis), and Marshall Abram Cronkhite. He was born and grew up in Aldergrove. He married Marguerite Weir on August 24, 1948. After their marriage, John and Marguerite removed the 'h' from their surname and went by Cronkite. They had two children, George and Susan Marie.

Cronkhite, Marshall

Marshall Abram Cronkhite was born in 1925 in Langley (Aldergrove) to Abram Marshall and Agnes Cronkhite (née Macdonald). Marshall served in the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II. After the war, Cronkhite received an agrology (agriculture and economics) degree from UBC. He worked for the provincial and federal governments as a farm management specialist, and returned to farming himself in 1966. He was married to Jennifer Cronkhite, and together they had five children: Andrew, Janet, Duncan, Brian, and David. Marshall was the brother of John Morrison and Flora Eunice (married name Ellis) Cronkhite. He died in 2015 on his dairy farm in Aldergrove, which had been "his lifelong home" (Aldergrove Star Obituaries, 10 Nov. 2015.).

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