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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Tombstone Tuesday-John Kable

This is the tombstone of John Kable, located in row 5 of St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed…

Fort Recovery’s Historic Murals

Continuing the virtual tour of historic murals in area towns, today we go to southern Mercer County, to the town of Fort Recovery…

Rockford’s Historic Bicentennial Mural

This part of west central Ohio has a rich history that goes back well over 250 years. To memorialize some of our local history, some area towns have beautiful hand painted historical murals on their buildings.

Tombstone Tuesday-Christian & Dorothea (Maurer) Kable

This is the tombstone of Christian and Dorothea (Maurer) Kable, located in row 5 of St. Paul Lutheran Liberty Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio…

Tombstone Tuesday-Henry Jacob Grapner

This is the tombstone of Henry Jacob Grapner, located in row 9 of St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio…