Biographical Sketch (1882):63, p. 393. "John . . . Frame . . . was born in Kentucky in 1804, and came to Preble County when quite young; [Ufa Peak Frame] was born in Ohio in 1810, and lived there till after her marriage. In 1835, they emigrated to Michigan City, La Porte County, where Mr. Frame followed the coopering business. In 1849, they came to Porter County, settling in Pine Township, where his mother [Ufa Peak Frame] died December 29, 1860, and his father [John Frame] died February 29, 1872."

Biographical Sketch (1912):47, v. 2, p. 838. "John Frame [was] born in 1804, and Eupha (Peak) Frame [was] born in 1810. [John] Frame removed with his family to Michigan City in 1835 and remained a resident of that place until 1849, when he located in Pine township, Porter county. He was a man of fine character and exemplary habits, a devout member of the Baptist church and a leader in its activities, and was also a valued member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Younger Frame [son of John and Eupha] was a member of a family of nine children, few of whom survive at this writing. His oldest brother, Francis P., deceased, was a veteran of the Civil War; his sister Nancy, deceased, was the wife of Ethan Stephens; Lucinda, who married George Shaner, and a brother, John, are deceased. The next brother, William, married Mary Anderson and lives in Chicago. Martin, deceased, a soldier in the Civil War, married Elizabeth Goodwin, and Edwin, deceased, was married to Anna Pratt."

1804 Birth:47, v. 2, p. 838.,192, Eight Square Cemetery, p. 2.,829,1048 Birthdate of 1804 given in History of Porter County. Age at death (68 years, 2 months) given on tombstone in Eight Square Cemetery, Pine Township, Porter County, Indiana calculates to birth on 29 December 1803. Given the inexact information, this reseacher assumes birth took place in the first few months of 1804. Birth place of Kentucky is assumed by the marriage of parents William Frame and Peggy Jarret in Bourbon County, Kentucky in March 1803 and their enumeration in the same location in 1810.

1810 U.S. Census:1048 John enumerated in household of father William Frame in Bourbon County, Kentucky, as one of three males under the age of 10. John was about age 6 in 1810.

1820 U.S. Census:2287 John enumerated in the household of his father William Frame in Middleton Township, Bourbon County, Kentucky as a male age 10 to 16; John was age 15.

1830 U.S. Census:1219
Preble County, Ohio (Dixon Township)
Head of Family •• John Frame
Males under 5 •• 1 << Francis P., about age 2
Males 20-30 •• 1 << John, about age 26
Females under 5 •• 1 << Nancy, infant
Females 20-30 •• 1 << wife Eupha, about age 20

1835 Land Sale:1179, v. 1, p. 140. "7 August 1835, Richard Morris vs. Isaac Shumaker et al - in chancery - Sec. 16 leased 99 to Isaac Shumaker, transferred part of Jehu Rhea and Philip Cole. Cole to John Frame and Frame to Richard Morris. Lot 4 leased to John Runyon, part to Philip Cole. Cole to John Frame, Frame to William Wilson, Wilson to Charles Price, Price to Jehu Rhea, Rhea to Thomas Adkins, Adkins to Francis Peake, Peake to Richard Morris."

1835 Relocation to LaPorte County, Indiana:47, v. 2, p. 838. Frame family moved from Ohio to Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana. Son John Frame2056 was born in Michigan City, La Porte County, on 6 June 1837.

1840 U.S. Census:1218
La Porte County, Indiana
Head of family •• John Frame
Males under 5 •• 1 << John, about age 2
Males 5-10 •• 1 << Younger, about age 7
Males 10-15 •• 1 << Francis, about age 11
Males 30-40 •• 1 << John, about age 35
Females under 5 •• 1 << Lucinda, about age 5
Females 5-10 •• 1 << Nancy, about age 9
Females 20-30 •• 1 << Ufa, about age 30
Females 60-70 •• 1 <<
Total persons, 8; 1 in agriculture.
Nearby households (on same census page) include Christmas Mallet,2244 who may have subsequently (1845) married the widow of Ufa's half-brother St. Clair Peak, and Jeremiah Frame1224 and wife Lourena Forbes.

1849 Relocation to Porter County, Indiana:47, v. 2, p. 838. Frame family moved from Michigan City, La Porte County, to Pine Township, Porter County, Indiana.

1850 U.S. Census:431
Indiana, Porter County, Jackson Township
Enumerated 19 October 1850
John Frame •• 46, male, cooper, real estate value $1,000, born in Kentucky
Ufa •• 40, female, born in Ohio
Francis •• 21, male, cooper, born in Ohio
Younger •• 18, male, cooper, born in Ohio
Lucinda •• 15, female, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
John •• 13, male, born in Indiana, attended school within the year
William •• 10, male, born in Indiana, attended school within the year
Martin •• 7, male, born in Indiana, attended school within the year
Lyman •• 3, male, born in Indiana
Jane Warnock •• 10, female, born in Indiana, attended school within the year [niece; daughter of Rachel Frame and Presley Warnock. See note below]
Rufus Haston •• 21, male, cooper, born in Michigan
Newton Frame430 and William Frame439 located in Porter Township.
The Jane Warnock, age 10 female, born in Indiana, attended school within the year, enumerated with the household of John Frame is assumed to be the same person as Elizabeth J. in the household of Presley Warnock,1380 enumerated in Porter Township, Porter County on 14 September 1850.

1860 U.S. Census:1503
Indiana, Porter County, Pine Township
Enumerated 7 August 1860
John Frame •• 56, male, farmer, real estate value $6,000, personal property value $1,615, born in Kentucky
Ufa •• 50, female, born in Ohio
Younger •• 28, male, born in Ohio
John •• 22, male, born in Indiana
William •• 20, male, born in Indiana
Martin •• 17, male, born in Indiana, attended school within the year
Lyman •• 16, male, born in Indiana, attended school within the year
Edward •• 10, male, born in Indiana, attended school within the year
Sarah Cantwell •• 10, female, born in Indiana, attended school within the year
Francis Hilderbrand •• 21, male, day laborer, born in Michigan
Son Francis P. Frame1504 enumerated in adjacent household.

1870 U.S. Census:1726 John Frame Sr. enumerated in the household of his son John Frame Jr. in Pine Township, Porter County, Indiana as a male, age 66, white, retired farmer, born in Kentucky.

1872 Tombstone:192, Eight Square Cemetery, p. 2. Eight Square Cemetery, Pine Township, Porter County, Indiana.
John Frame Sr.
died Feb. 29, 1872
68 years, 2 months