John Luther, son of Christian, lived in Clay County, Indiana during the 1830s. He was in Izard County, Arkansas, in 1840, and in Ozark County, Missouri, by 1850. His wife's name was Sarah, surname not given. I have found a deed in book A, Clay County, p. 186, dated 5 March 1832. Purnell Chance and Starling his wife of Clay County cell land to John Chance. I note that the only daughter of John and Sarah Luther was named Starling Susanna. Oops, they also had a daughter, Sarah, apparently their first, while Starling was the youngest. They also had a boy named Purnel. Has anyone researched the Chance family? Did they perhaps have a daughter who married John Luther? Or a daughter, Sarah, no one knows what happened to? I haven't looked at the census to get an idea of ages of Various Chance family members, but it sure seems likely to me that Sarah Luther, wife of John, was at least related to this family. In 1831 and 1832, at least, David Chance was agent for sale of clay county lands. On 22 April 1832, David and Polly Chance are selling their own land to John Luther, $150 for South 1/2 of Northeast 1/4 Section 32, Township 12 North, Range 5 West. Witnesses were William Slack and David Trout. If anyone knows of anyone currently researching John Luther, I would like to contact them. I have heard from two different members of that family, but did not know they were connected at the time. That has been so long ago the addresses are no longer good.