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.

Most commented posts

  1. Golden Wedding Anniversary — 37 comments
  2. Haunted Mercer County? — 34 comments
  3. The Old Willshire Hotel — 30 comments
  4. The Milligan Painting — 24 comments
  5. Metal Cemetery Monuments — 23 comments

Author's posts

Did Your Ancestors Have Multiple Names?

Rufnamen: Given name or German name; a person’s main given name by which they are usually known and called.

The Twelve Days of Christmas

We are in the midst of the Twelve Days of Christmas. It is still the Christmas Season and will be until Epiphany, 6 January…

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from Karen’s Chatt!

Oranges at Christmastime

When I was in elementary school at Willshire, probably during the first three or four grades, just before Christmas Santa would visit the school and give each a student a gift, a little brown paper bag with an orange in it.

Merry Christmas!

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders and he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6