The answer was always no.

On February 11, 1909, Geronimo fell from his horse on a cold night and lay in the field for hours before being found.

He was taken to the fort hospital with pneumonia.

He died on February 17, 1909.

He was about 79 or 80 years old.

He had been a prisoner of war for 23 years.

He was buried at Fort Sill, in the military cemetery section that held other Apache prisoners.

The grave was marked.