Karen Bennett

Greetings from the Chattanooga, Ohio, area. Yes, Ohio has its very own Chattanooga, aka Chatt, a small village in west-central Ohio, near the Indiana border. I have been doing family history research for over 20 years and am a Board-Certified genealogist, certified by the Board for Certification of Genealogists®. My main genealogical interests are family research, cemetery research, and historical and genealogical research of the Chatt area, with a focus on two area Lutheran Churches, both named Zion Lutheran, one in Chatt and the other in Schumm, Ohio. Family names I am researching include Miller, Schumm, Brewster, Rueck, Reid, Headington, Huey, Bryan, Whiteman, Schinnerer, Scaer, Breuninger, Bennett, and a few others. I belong to several lineage societies, including the Daughters of the American Revolution, U.S. Daughters of 1812, First Families of Ohio, and First Families of Mercer and Van Wert Counties. I am also a retired dental hygienist and our church organist. I hope you enjoy Karen's Chatt.

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Mercer County Cemeteries Online

Mercer County has a new online resource for cemetery research that includes detailed information about the county’s cemeteries, their locations, cemetery readings, and information about veterans’ burial places, available through the Mercer County, Ohio, Recorder’s Office website…

Tombstone Tuesday-Margaret (Deitsch) Kable

This is the tombstone of Margaret (Deitsch) Kable, located in row 5 of St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio…

1988 Grand Lake Crappiethon Poster

Today, a blast from the past. A cartoon-like advertising poster/map of the Celina-St. Marys area, created for the 1988 Grand Lake Crappiethon…

Wapakoneta Murals

Wapakoneta, the county seat of Auglaize County, has several murals in and around town…

Tombstone Tuesday-Christian Kable, A Man with 2 Tombstones

This is the tombstone of Christian Kable, located in row 6 of St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio…