Jean (Jakob) Oduen was born in approximately 1788, 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 Graf.
The parish register of Graf records the marriage of Jakob Oduen from France to Margaretha Haas from Graf on 23 November 1815.
He is recorded on the 1834 census of Graf in Household No. 50, on the 1850 census of Graf in Household No. 62, and on the 1857 census of Graf in Household No. 71.
The death of Jakob Oduen is recorded in the parish register of Graf on 2 March 1867.
- 1834 Census of Graf (Household No. 50).
- 1850 Census of Graf (Household No. 62).
- 1857 Census of Graf (Household No. 71).
- 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 Graf.
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