Born – September 13, 1849(Hasle,
on the island of Bornholm, Denmark) [Peter
Russell and another member of the CAGB have
information to support a birth date of September 15, 1849]
Died – February
23, 1928 (Deadwood, South
Dakota)
Grave location – Mount
Moriah
Cemetery, Deadwood, SD
He was enlisted on January 15, 1872, in Chicago, Illinois, by
Captain
Samuel Young. His previous occupation was laborer. He was
discharged on January 15, 1877, upon expiration of service, as a
corporal of excellent character. He had a sandy complexion, grey
eyes,
light hair, and was 5’8” tall. He was
baptized ‘Jens Mathiasen Móller’ but
enlisted under the name of Jan Moller.On
pension
records
he is
listed as Jan Moller and elsewhere as John Muller, James Muller, or
James Mullen. His gravestone at Mount Moriah lists his name as Jan
Mollar and that is what I am using here. While living in Deadwood in
1927, he resided at 63 Stewart Place. He was wounded in the
right
thigh during the siege on the hilltop on June 25, 1876. He was later
transported to Fort Abraham Lincoln on the steamer Far West.
Headstone for Jan Mollar at Mount Moriah Cemetery - Deadwood,
South
Dakota
Jan Mollar’s former home at 63
Stewart
in Deadwood, South Dakota
