Christian Seidel was born approximately 1790 in the German village of Plieningen.
He served in the 10th Württemberg Light Infantry Regiment of Napoleon's Army. He fought against and was captured by the Russians.
In 1820, he was settled in the Volga German colony of Rosenheim.
Milovidov records that as of 1820, he had two brothers and one sister. One of the brothers was in the military service of Austria. The others were living in Plieningen.
Christian Seidel is recorded on the 1834 census of Rosenheim in Household No. 95 along with note that he had been absent since 1817 [1827?].
Milovidov records that Christian Seidel was born in the German village of Plieningen in the region of Württemberg.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Seidel family among the Volga German colonies.
- 1834 Rosenheim Census (Household No. 95).
- Milovidov, B. P. "Prisoners of War of the Napoleonic Army in the Saratov Colonies in 1813-1820: New Documents." (p. 60, #3)
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