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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Willshire’s Mr. Renner & Mr. Knape

Jack Renner. The name sounded vaguely familiar to me, but it wasn’t until I looked up his photo in The Willow, Willshire School’s yearbook, that I remembered him…

Bruno and The Babe

Mercer County’s own Bruno Betzel was a baseball star in the 19-teens and 1920s. In fact, he spent his entire adult life in the baseball field. Bruno was born in Chattanooga, Ohio, on 6 December 1894…

Tombstone Tuesday-Jacob & Elizabeth (Ulrich) Weismann

This is the tombstone of Jacob and Elizabeth (Ulrich) Weismann, located in row 5 of St. Paul CC Cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed…

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…