Benjamin W. & Esther Wightman - Matagorda Cemetery

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Benjamin W. & Esther Wightman - Matagorda Cemetery

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11/07/2011

Benjamin W. & Esther Wightman - Matagorda Cemetery

The tombstone of Benjamin. W. Wightman and his wife Esther Wightman in Matagorda Cemetery. It reads: Benjamin W. Wightman - Esther Wightman, landed at Matagorda January 1, 1829. First settlers and first buried in Matagorda Cemetery.

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