1843 Birth:438, v. 1, p. 79.,431 Birth date of 15 June 1843 taken from tombstone in Eight Square Cemetery, Pine Township, Porter County, Indiana. This is supported by age (7 years) in 1850 census enumeration, which also gives place of birth as Indiana.

1850 U.S. Census:431 Martin Frame enumerated in the household of his father John Frame in Jackson Township, Porter County, Indiana as a male, age 7, born in Indiana, who attended school within the year.

1869 Marriage:2568 Marriage of Martin Frame and Lizzie Goodwin on 25 December 1869 listed in Porter County, Indiana marriage records.

1870 U.S. Census:2208
Porter County, Indiana (Pine Township, Michigan City Post Office)
Enumerated 19 August 1870
Martin Frame •• 27, male, white, day laborer, born in Indiana, male over 21
Elizabeth •• 20, female, white, born in New York
Living in household of John M. Goodwin, a physician, along with Goodwin’s wife and children.

1880 U.S. Census:2266
Porter County, Indiana (Pine Township)
Enumerated 21 June 1880
Martin Frame •• white, male, 37, married, farmer, born in Indiana, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Kentucky
Elizabeth •• white, female, 30, wife, married, keeping house, born in New York, father born in New York, mother born in New York
Vernon •• white, male, 6, son, single, at home, attended school within the year, born in Iowa, father born in Indiana, mother born in New York
Louise •• white, female, 11/12 (i.e. 11 months), born in July, daughter, single, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in New York
Charles R. Force •• white, male, 35, single, laborer, born in New Jersey, father born in New Jersey, mother born in New Jersey
Father-in-law John M. Goodwin, a doctor, and wife Sarah were living in immediately adjacent household.

1896 Tombstone:438, v. 1, p. 79. Eight Square Cemetery, Pine Township, Porter County, Indiana.
Martin Frame
b. June 15, 1843
died June 4, 1896
Civil War Soldier
Note: Transcription by Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society192, Eight Square Cemetery, p. 2. gives death date of 1895, not 1896.