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BENJAMIN JOHNSON
(1815 - 1872)

Born in Louisiana; settled in Texas in 1832. Fought in victorious Texas Army at Bexar, Dec. 1835; in Capt. James Gillaspie's Company, 2nd Regiment, Battle of San Jacinto, April 21, 1836. Married (1) 1838, Rachel Garner, who died 1856;(2) 1861, Matilda Myers. Esteemed and respected, he was a farmer, stockman, patriarch.


State Historical Survey Committee, 1972.

TX-87, Sabine Pass Cemetery, Sabine Pass, Jefferson County Texas

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