Erath county was named after my wife's 3rd great grandfather, George Bernard Erath b. 1813, Vienna, Austria, came to Texas in 1833. He was a surveyer, Texas Ranger, Legislator, fought in the Texas revolution at San Jacinto and surveyed and planned the city of Waco and surveyed several counties in central Texas. His father, a tanner, was from Rottenburg, (Black Forest District) Wuerttemberg, Germany. Do you have any information about this branch family? I will be glad to share what I have.
Roy Compton