Details for First Burials in Matagorda Cemetery, Benjamin Wightman and Esther Randall Wightman
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5321001693
Data
| Marker Number | 1693 |
| Atlas Number | 5321001693 |
| Marker Title | First Burials in Matagorda Cemetery, Benjamin Wightman and Esther Randall Wightman |
| Index Entry | Wightman, Benjamin and Esther Randall Wighman, First Burials in Matagorda Cemete |
| Address | Matagorda Cemetery Road |
| City | Matagorda |
| County | Matagorda |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 211214 |
| UTM Northing | 3178478 |
| Subject Codes | pioneers |
| Marker Year | 1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Matagorda Cemetery |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 16" x 12" Grave Marker |
| Marker Text | Parents of Elias R. Wightman, grantee of the Matagorda town league, from Republic of Mexico. Benjamin and Esther Wightman, natives of Connecticut, lived in Wightman Town, Herkimer County, N. Y., before joining (1828) colony brought here by their son of "Little Zoe", the first sailing vessel ever to enter port of Matagorda. (1972) |