Died while in Army. Per military records, reason for death indicates: "ruptureabscess of liver". Nothing indicates what or how this trauma occurred.
Re-interred at family plot.
Buried first at Fort Assinniboine, Montana. Disinterred 29 Apr 1902 and shipped to his mother Mrs. Celia Penney of Ypsilanti, MI. NOTE: His body was shipped to his mother (instead of his wife?).
He is married to Minnie L. Hurd.
They got married on July 4, 1898 at Essex, Ontario, Canada, he was 20 years old.Source 8
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=15746481&pid=60/ Ancestry.com
Birth date: 3 Feb 1878 Birth place: Death date: 2 May 1902 Death place:/ Ancestry.com
Birth date: abt 1878 Birth place: Michigan Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Canton, Wayne, Michigan, United States/ Ancestry.com
Birth date: abt 1872 Birth place: MI Marriage date: 4 Jul 1898 Marriage place: Essex, Essex, Ontario, Canada/ Ancestry.com