THE INSTALLATEUR NOTDIENST 1230 WIEN DIARIES

The large influx of German immigrants to Texas during the mid-1800s stimulated land profits in south-central Texas. Johann Theodor Gerfers, his wife Maria, and their 4 little ones arrived in Texas in 1848. Gerfers bought the primary land (a hundred and sixty acres) in the Timberwood area and commenced cattle and sheep ranching. through the early 18