Heinrich Holzhauer was born in approximately 1791 in the German region of Westfalen. He served in Napoleon's army and fought against the Russians. He was captured by the Russians, and in 1812, was settled in the Volga German colony of Krasnoyar.
He is recorded on the 1834 Krasnoyar census in Household No. 156 and on the 1850 Krasnoyar census in Household No. 238.
By 1850, Heinrich Holzheier [sic] from Krasnoyar, son of the original Heinrich Holzhauer, was living in the colony of Alexanderdorf. The surname is recorded as Holzheier in Alexanderdorf.
Milovidov records that Heinrich Holzhauer came from the German town of Hornburg in the region of Westfalen.
- 1834 Krasnoyar Census.
- 1850 Alexanderdorf Census (Household No. 18).
- 1850 Krasnoyar Census.
- 1857 Alexanderdorf Census (Household No. 19).
- Belousov, S.V. "Prisoners of war of Napoleon's army in the Volga region: the arrangement, content, relationships with the local population." Bulletin of the Samara State University, No. 1 (Samara, Russia: Samara State University, 2006): 48-55.
- Milovidov, B. P. "Prisoners of War of the Napoleonic Army in the Saratov Colonies in 1813-1820: New Documents." (p. 58, #170)
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