I've found a mention of his death in the area newspaper but a specific death date or cause of death wasn't stated. I don't know how I would find a cause or date of death based on the questions you posed. I'm not trying to be difficult, I'm just saying that I'm not a novice at this and unless I find a death record I don't know how I'd be able to find the answers I'm looking for. (Church records don't mention anything either as the church his family belonged to wasn't fully formed yet at the time of his death. I've contacted other family members and nobody else has this info either.) Thanks for your response though.