Benito Lopez b. d. ABT 1888 :: VoigtWorld

- 1888

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Gender Male

Reference Number 110+1+

Died Abt 1888 [2]

Person ID I896 Wendel Voigt's Family Tree

Last Modified 10 Feb 2007

Family Carolina Opiela, b. 22 Jan 1837, , Rosenberg Kr., , Prussia , d. 2 Sep 1917, Floresville, Wilson Co., Texas [3, 4]

Married 29 Jun 1862

Children

Family ID F469 Group Sheet

Notes	BIOGRAPHY: Benito was a cartman in the 1850's and met his future wife while transporting the Opiela family from Indianola to panna Maria. Benito Lopez receieved a land grant from the state of Texas as a citizen of the Republic of Texas prior to his marriage to Carolina. He was in business in San Antonio in the 1860's, and later in Floresville. He had a pawn shop and general store which had merchandise ranging from a can of sardines to ladies' boots from Italy. He was the owner of the first two story brick building in Floresville.

[S357] THE MIKOLAJ (NICOLAUS) OPIELA FAMILY SETS OFF FOR TEXAS, Gregory, Gloria, (Group Sheet: San Antonio, Texas), pp. 2-3 [Kniejski pp. 22-24], Sep 1990.
[S73] THE HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE OF LIVE OAK COUNTY TEXAS 1856 to 1982, (Live Oak County Historical Commission, 1982), p. 3, Sep 1990.
Carolina Opiela Lopez outlived her husband by 29 years. Since she died 02 Sep 1917, it implies Benito died about 1888
[S357] THE MIKOLAJ (NICOLAUS) OPIELA FAMILY SETS OFF FOR TEXAS, Gregory, Gloria, (Group Sheet: San Antonio, Texas), pp. 1-3 [Kniejski pp. 22-24], Sep 1990.
[S328] Family Information from Gloria Gregory, Gregory, Gloria, (Group Sheet: San Antonio, Texas), [Kniejski pp. 1-4, 6], Sep 1990.
Includes pictures of Caroline and her headstone. Married in 1862 to Carolina Opiela.