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 Halloween!

All Hallows’ Eve. Monster Night. Fright Night. Witching Hour. All Saints Eve. Trick or Treat Night. Ghost Night. Just a few other names for today, Halloween…

Tombstone Tuesday-Philip W. & Caroline (Koch) Kable

This is the tombstone of Philip W. and Caroline (Koch) Kable, located in row 2 of St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio…

Rev. Schmitt Becomes Rev. Smith

Rev. RV Schmitt, Zion Chatt’s pastor from 1899-1905, legally changed his name to Smith in 1918…

Paulding, Ohio, Murals

Recently we drove to Paulding, Ohio, to take a photo of their post office mural…

Tombstone Tuesday-Minnesota (Bennett) Drumm

This is the tombstone of Minnesota (Bennett) Drumm, located in Ward 3, Row 7 of North Grove Cemetery, Celina, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed…