Johann[es] Scharf was born in approximately 1790.
He served as a soldier in the 1st Infantry Regiment of Napoleon's Army. He fought against the Russians and was captured.
In 1814, he was settled in the Volga German colony of Seelmann.
Milovidov records that as of 1814 his mother, brother, and sister were still living in Wendenberg [?].
He is recorded on the 1834 census of Seelmann in Household No. 130 along with a note that he relocated to the colony of Preuss. He is recorded on the 1834 census of Preuss in Household No. 116.
His death in 1847 is recorded on the 1850 census of Preuss in Household No. 139.
Milovidov records that Johann Scharf came from the German village of Wendenberg [perhaps Freudenberg] in the region of Westfalen.
- 1834 Preuss Census (Household No. 116).
- 1834 Seelmann Census (Household No. 130).
- 1850 Preuss Census (Household No. 139).
- 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. 50, #106)
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