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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Beating the Heat

This has been a rather uncomfortable summer, weather-wise. How did our ancestors tolerate the heat?

Captain James Riley Chapter, NSDAR, Celina, Ohio

Mercer County once had a Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) chapter, the Captain James Riley Chapter, in Celina…

More Revolutionary War Soldiers Who Lived in Mercer County

Continuing with Revolutionary War Soldiers who may be buried in Mercer County, Ohio, I came across a couple sources that give information about Revolutionary War pensioners who lived in Mercer County…

Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Mercer County

America’s 250th anniversary is next year and the official America 250 celebration has begun. With that comes an interest in Revolutionary War history and the patriots who fought for our county’s independence.
Are any Revolutionary War soldiers buried here in Mercer County, Ohio?

Tombstone Tuesday-Fredrick Wilhelm Grabner

This is the tombstone of Fredrick Wilhelm Grabner, located in row 4 of St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio…