Joseph Castillion was born in approximately 1790. 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 Katharinenstadt.
He is recorded there on the 1834 census of Katharinenstadt in Household No. 340 along with a note that he had moved to the colony of Wittmann in 1822.
Joseph Castillion and his family are recorded on the 1834 census of Wittmann in Household No. 47.
- 1834 Katharinenstadt Census (Household No. 340).
- 1834 Wittmann Census (Household No. 47).
- 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.
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