We are researching the surname Luder. We have heard that some of the family changed their name to Luther because in the German language the word Luder means "damned wretch". The Luder family booked passage to this country in January of 1868, and arrived in the US in February of 1868. They immediately settled in Stark County Ohio. Some of the family remained in Ohio and others migrated to Kansas in 1878-1879. There were John Luder, born in Berne Switzerland in 1808; his wife Anna Mary Casserman, born in Switzerland about 1824; and their children. John Luder/Luther born in Switzerland in 1850 and died in Ohio in 1924, Jacob Luder who migrated to Kansas; Mary Luder born in Switzerland on August 1, 1852 and died January 9, 1924 in Kansas (she married William Strahm); Rudolph Luder/Luther born in Switzerland on November 28, 1856 and died in Ohio; Elizabeth Luder/Luther born in Switzerland and died in Ohio (she married Edward Strahm); Rosa Luder born in Switzerland on March 23, 1858 and died in Kansas; Samuel Luder born in Switzerland; Gottlieb Luder born in Stark County, Ohio, March 17, 1868 and died August 1, 1885 in Kansas. We would appreciate hearing from anyone who might have information about this family. Phil and Sharleen Wurm