Joseph Demis was born in approximately 1785, probably in France. 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 Mariental.
Joseph Dellos [sic] married in Louis on 16 November 1815 to Anna Katharina Orth, widow of Peter Bauer.
In 1828, he relocated to the colony of Louis.
He is recorded on the 1834 census of Mariental in Household No. 222.
He is recorded on the 1834 census of Louis in Household No. 70.
His death in 1843 is recorded on the 1850 census of Louis in Household No. 97.
- 1834 Louis Census (Household No. 70).
- 1834 Mariental Census (Household No. 222).
- 1850 Louis Census (Household No. 97).
- 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.
- Parish register of Louis.
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