▁He ▁married ▁D ora ▁Scott ▁De vol ▁( 1 8 6 1 - 1 9 5 0 ). ▁Their ▁daughter , ▁Mary ▁De vol , ▁married ▁George ▁H . ▁Bre tt ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 9 ; ▁first ▁lieutenant ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 8 6 ; ▁regiment al ▁quarter master ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁Military ▁Science ▁and ▁T act ics ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁captain ▁assistant ▁quarter master ▁August ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 ; ▁major ▁quarter master ▁volunte ers ▁October ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 ; ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁quarter master ▁assigned ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁to ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 ; ▁honor able ▁dis charg ed ▁from ▁volunte ers ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 1 ; ▁major ▁quarter master ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁Chief ▁quarter master ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁Qu arter master ▁at ▁the ▁Pres id io ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁San ▁Francisco