Looks like we are related:
My Great grandfather, on my father's side, was Johann F.W. Vath, son of Johann Vath and Sophia Eickholt, of Bresegard. I met a cousin of ours (my 3rd cousin by my reckoning) in Germany, whose maiden name was Vath. She has supplied with direct line Vath genealogy going back to almsot hte 1600's. Please contact me (Eric Carlson) at:
beckyhalliecarlson@yahoo.com