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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Family Reunion Time Once Again

We have two family reunions coming up very soon, my paternal and maternal family reunions. Many families do not have reunions anymore…

Tombstone Tuesday-Jacob Jr & Elizabeth Linn

This is the tombstone of Jacob Linn Jr and Elizabeth Germann/Garman, located in row 5 of St. Paul UCC Cemetery, Liberty Township Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed…

North to Alaska

This past May we took back-to-back cruises in Alaska…

Finding a Spouse Close to Home

Ludwig Schumm and his wife Maria Barbara Pflueger had nine children and seven of them lived to adulthood. Of those seven, four married Schinnerers, two married Breuningers, and one married a Germann…

Happy Independence Day!

Happy July 4th! America’s Independence Day. Today we celebrate the birthday of our great nation…