I just found this fascinating story. Has there been any success in unraveling this Mystery? I am not related.....just interested in the outcome. There were some very good comments made.

Hello David, In the last 4 years since this post I have learned a lot. I am in the U.S. I found the Wuerttemberg Family tables on Ancestry and have been able to connect most of the people I was looking for. There are 15 matches for Westler in the All Württemberg, Germany, Family Tables, 1550-1985 re...

Thank you Mstinlady.     I located Peterzell in the area and located a town spelled Leidringen close by.       Have you tried to locate family or records in these towns.    I just don't know if I should write to the chamber of commerce or to the mayors office or do I have to go to the records in Stu...

Hello from Illinois, USA  I have traced my grandfathers family to Sulz am Neckar, Wurttemberg and I have discovered that it is a beautiful spa location but I need to know if there are records there of the KOPF family or will I need to go to Stuttgart to see family records.  I have gone back to about...