the big influx of German immigrants to Texas during the mid-1800s stimulated land revenue in south-central Texas. Johann Theodor Gerfers, his wife Maria, and their 4 kids arrived in Texas in 1848. Gerfers bought the 1st land (160 acres) in the Timberwood area and started cattle and sheep ranching. with the early 1850s from the 1880s, the Gerfers sp… Read More