Biographical Sketch (1881):68, p. 252-253. "What is known as the Frame graveyard is situated about a quarter mile southwest of Union Chapel. July 16, 1816 the infant daughter of John and Polly Frame died, and there being no graveyard in the neighborhood it was though best to bury the child near the house. Accordingly Silas, the brother of John, and father of Daniel Frame, dug a grave in a secluded spot a short distance northwest of the house. When the little procession of relatives started for the place of burial, it was with the utmost difficulty that they could find the grave, so thick was the heavy growth of bushes. A plain freestone slab now marks the little grave, which, in the course of time, has been surrounded by the silent inhabitants of the silent city that has grown about the lonely grave of the wilderness. Here are buried: Jeremiah Frame, December 9, 1828, aged seventy-six; his wife, Elizabeth, December 9, 1828 [sic] aged eighty-eight; Isham Lanier, January 2, 1823, aged sixty-six; John Frame, September 26, 1828, aged forty-four; Polly Frame, December 30, 1840, aged thirty-nine; Silas Frame, October 2, 1864" and others. This graveyard is located in Jackson Township."

1784 Birthdate:51,65, v. 1, p. 16. Birth of John Frame to Jeremiah Frame and Elizabeth Magill on 18 February 1784 recorded in a transcription of the Frame Family Bible. Age at death (44 years, 7 months, 8 days) on tombstone in Frame Cemetery, Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio, calculates to the same date.

1815 Marriage:1718,51 John Frame married Polly Hornbaker on 14 November 1815 in Preble County, Ohio.

1820 U.S. Census:2282
Preble County, Ohio (Jackson Township)
Head of Family •• John Frame
Males under 10 •• 1 << son William, age 1
Males 26-45 •• 1 << John Frame, age 36
Females under 10 •• 1 << daughter Rachel, age 3
Females 16-26 •• 1 << wife Polly, age 26
Father Jeremiah Frame2281 along with brother James2285 and brothers-in-law Joseph Snodgrass2289 (husband of sister Mary) and Thomas Tomlinson2288 (husband of sister Rachel) were enumerated as immediately adjacent households.

1820 Estate Appraiser:1186, v. 1, p. 10. John Frame served as appraiser for the estate of Benjamin Snodgrass, 23 September 1820.

1823 Church Member:68, p. 139. John Frame pledged two dollars and thirty-four cents for services to build a church in the Shidler neighborhood, Washington Township, Preble County, Ohio.

1825 Jury Service:1179, v. 1, p. 72. John Frame served on the jury for State of Ohio vs. William Edios, charged with the murder of James Fisher. The jury found the defendant not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter, sentenced to prison for seven years at hard labor.

1828 Death:51 Death of John Frame on 26 September 1828 recorded in a transcription of the Frame Family Bible.

1828 Tombstone:65, v. 1, p. 16. Frame Cemetery, Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio.
Frame, John
d. 9-28-1828
age 44 years 7 months 8 days

1828 Will:451, p. 57. "Frame, John; will rec. Oct. 15, 1828; wife Polly; ch. Rachel, William, Levi; Ex. Samuel Frame. Wit: John Wilson, Jacob Etnier, Jacob Nickum."

1828 Will:770, p. 161. Preble County: "Frame, John; book 2, p. 173; Dated Sept. 24, 1828; Recorded Oct. 15, 1828; wife: Polly; children: Rachel, William, Levi; executor: Samuel Frame; Witnesses: John Wilson, Jacob Etnier, Jacob Nikum."

1828 Will:1179, v. 1, p. 96. "15 October 1828, Will of John Frame proved by John N. Wilson and Jacob Niccum. Ex. Samuel Frame. Security - Jacob Niccum and Joseph Snodgrass. Appraisers - John Bloomfield, John C. McManus and John Ammerman."

1830 Guardianship of Children:67, p. 13. "6-10-1830 — Rachel Frame aged 13 yrs. chose Polly Frame as her guardian and court appointed Polly to serve as guardian of William Frame aged 11 yrs. and Levi Frame aged 8 yrs., all heirs-at-law of John Frame, dec'd. (184)."