Hornbaker Researcher:3082 “Mary Polly Hornbaker, wife of Samuel and John Frame, was born in 1794 in Bourbon county, Kentucky. She died 31 Dec 1840 in Preble county, Ohio. Her parents were Harmonious Hornbaker (1755-1833) and Elena "Leah" Hibler (1773-1851)." Note: Use with caution; Mary Polly was enumerated in the 1850 census2320 in the household of her son William.

Family Remembrance:1610 "John Frame, born: 12/18/1784 in Kentucky. He married Polly Hornbaker on 11/14/1815 in Preble Co., Ohio. Polly was born in 1794 in Kentucky. John died: 9/26/1828 and is buried in the Frame Cemetery, Jackson Twp., Preble Co., Ohio. John and Polly's children were: Infant-female, Rachel, William, Levi, and Leah Ann Frame."

1796 Birth:2320 Birth year of 1796 estimated from age (54 years) in 1850 census enumeration; birth place of Kentucky given in the same enumeration.

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

1820 U.S. Census:2282 Polly enumerated in the household of her husband John Frame in Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio as a female age 16 to 26; Polly was about age 23.

1828 Death of First Husband:65, v. 1, p. 16. John Frame died 28 September 1828 at the age of 44 years, 7 months, 8 days.

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)."

1830 U.S. Census:1221
Preble County, Ohio (Jackson Township)
Head of Family •• Mary Frame
Males 5-10 •• 2 << sons William, age 11 and Levi, age 8
Females 10-15 •• 1 << daughter Rachel, age 13
Females 30-40 •• 1 << "Polly" Mary, about age 33
Enumerated close to the Silas1220 and Newton Frame1222 households.

1832 Second Marriage:1723 Samuel Frame (brother of first husband John Frame) and Mary Hornbaker Frame married on 9 February 1832 in Preble County, Ohio.

1840 Census:2283 Polly enumerated in the household of her husband Samuel Frame (brother of first husband John Frame) in Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio as a female age 40 to 50; Polly was about age 43. The adjacent household was that of Samuel's brother Silas Frame,2284 enumerated at the bottom of the previous census page. Elizabeth Magill Frame, age 84, widow of Jeremiah Frame and mother of Silas and Samuel, was living in the same household, which was the Frame homestead.

1850 U.S. Census:2320 Mary "Polly" enumerated in the household of her son William Frame, age 30, in Jackson Township, Preble county, Ohio, as a female, age 54, born in Kentucky. Her mother Lena Hornbaker, age 81, and her son Levi were also living in William's household. Enumerated in adjacted households were Mary's brother-in-law Silas Frame, who inherited the homestead of Jeremiah Frame upon his death. This continues the pattern of seen in 1840: the growing families of Silas and Samuel Frame living on the family homestead. Sister Mary Frame Snodgrass,2232 a widow age 62, was enumerated only eight households away.