The 1860 United States census showed Christian Dauffenbach (age 18, born in Prussia, potter) living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Christian Dauffenbach enlisted in the Union Army on August 21, 1862, in Wisconsin. He was mustered out of Company A, 26th Infantry Regiment, Wisconsin, on June 13, 1865.
Christian Dauffenbach married Lina Thomas on December 16, 1865, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The 1870 Minnesota census showed Christian Dauffenbach (age 28, born in Prussia) married to Carolina (age 27, born in Prussia) and living in New Ulm, Minnesota. A daughter, Pauline (age 1, born in Minnesota), also lived with the couple.
The 1875 Minnesota census showed Christ Dauffenbach (age 33, born in Germany) married to Lina (age 32, born in Germany) and living in New Ulm, Minnesota. Children Paulina (age 6, born in Minnesota) and Augusta (age 4, born in Minnesota) also lived with the couple.
The 1880 United States census showed Christian Dauffenbach (age 38, born in Prussia, pottery) married to Carolina (age 37, born in Prussia) and living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Children Paulina (age 11, born in Minnesota) and Augusta (age 9, born in Minnesota) also lived with the couple.
Christian Dauffenbach was a lineman in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1889 (r. 306 5th).
The 1900 United States census showed Christian Dauffenbach (age 58, born in February 1842 in Germany, engineer) married to Lina (age 57, born in February 1843 in Germany) and living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Christian Dauffenbach died on May 25, 1903, in Wisconsin.