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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Happy New Year from Karen’s Chatt

Happy New Year! May 2016 bring you and your family good health, happiness, prosperity, and lots of wonderful memories for years to come.     The next postcard is written in German, with a message for all, no matter what year: Heartfelt blessings for the New Year. Remember the Lord in all they ways. He …

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Tombstone Tuesday–Labon O. & Rosa M. (Berger) Fogle

This is the tombstone of Labon O. and Rosa M. (Berger) Fogle, located in row 6 [rows starting on the east side] of Kessler Cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed: FOGLE Rosa M. 1895-1980 Labon O. 1895-1965 Rosa Martha (Berger) Fogle was the second child born to of David and Mary …

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Merry Christmas from Karen’s Chatt

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11 I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas.

Tombstone Tuesday–Edna M. & Alma E. Berger

This is the tombstone of Edna M. and Alma E. Berger, located in row 7 in Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed: Children of D. & M. Berger  Edna M. Nov. 21, 1902 Nov. 7, 1910  Alma E. Jan. 17, 1901 Nov. 10, 1910 These two sisters, who share a tombstone, were …

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Christmas in Chattanooga, 1933

In 1933 Chattanooga, Ohio, was home to a number of businesses and many of them advertised and sent Christmas greetings in The Willshire Herald. There was nearly a full page of Chattanooga ads in the paper and below are some of them. Christmas Greetings from S.S. Egger, grocer, undertaker, and postmaster, whose business was south …

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