Right up here in the Northwest Corner of Washington State in the United States, just a mile or two from the Canadian Border is the remains of the Gargett Gold Mine. I have attached an article from Washington Trails on it, and from what I have found (rather quickly via the web) is that these Gargett brothers either came up from Michigan to Canada, then across Canada and back into Sumas, or they came across the US, with an extended stop in Nebraska. I really do not know, but there are 7 Gargett’s buried here in Sumas:
| Gargett | Elizabeth | 1856 | 1921 | |
| Gargett | Floyd F. | 1850 | 1932 | |
| Gargett | Chloe | 1884 | 1967 | On same stone as Clyde L. Gargett |
| Gargett | Cleona M. | 1892 | 1956 | On same stone as Lloyd F. Gargett |
| Gargett | Lloyd F. | 1888 | 1973 | On same stone as Cleona M. Gargett |
| Gargett | Leroy R. | 1880 | 1961 | On same stone as Minnie O. Gargett |
| Gargett | Minnie O. | 1890 | 1961 | On same stone as Leroy R. Gargett |
Maybe it’s a little late to comment… but I will anyway!
My mother was a Gargett born in Sumas and this list of folks from the cemetery are my great aunts and uncles.
Are you folks related to this clan?
The family came via Nebraska, near Kearney.
Jennifer Barbour
Hi Jennifer, thank you for sending your name in. I apologize for the long time in getting back to you, but heck, we are, four our five generations back, related. If you have any information on your family, please feel free to send it down to me and I will see if I can find the links. What I do know is the Gargett’s from Sumas do share a common ancestry.
All the best,
John Gargett