Garcia, Jesus
Birth Year:
c. 1832
Death Year:
1916
Died on January 12, 1916, in Merritt, BC, leaving an estate of approx. $100,000 (1916).
He came to BC in 1858 and began ranching in the Nicola Valley in 1872. He had farms forming the community known as “The Forks,” now Merritt.
In September 1904, he planned to apply for a license to prospect for coal and oil near Hamilton Ranch, Nicola Lake, BC.
References:
Death registration (BC Archives); Similkameen Star, October 8, 1904, page 3; February 4, 1916, page 4; February 11, 1916, page 4