1850 Birth:484, Ludington Cemetery, p. 2.,1225 Birth year of 1850 taken from tombstone in Ludington Cemetery, Porter Township, Porter County, Indiana. This is supported by age (10 years) in 1860 census enumeration. Malphus was not enumerated in 1850 with his parents Newton Frame and Elizabeth Peake, whose home was canvassed on 18 September 1850. Malphus was probably born after that date.

1860 U.S. Census:1225 Malphus enumerated in the household of his mother Elizabeth Frame in Porter Township, Porter County, Indiana as a male, age 10, born in Indiana, in school.

1869 Marriage:2569 Marriage of Malphus Frame and Anna Thatcher on 28 June 1869 listed in Porter County, Indiana marriage records.

1870 U.S. Census:2272
Lake County, Indiana (Ross Township, Deep River Post Office)
Enumerated 27 June 1770
Malphus Frame •• 19, male, white, farmer, real estate value $1,700, personal property value $400, born in Indiana
Anna •• 16, female, white, keeping house, born in Indiana
Minnie A. •• 5 months, female, white, at home, born in Indiana, born in December

1880 U.S. Census:2262
Porter County, Indiana (Porter Township)
Enumerated 12 & 15 June 1880
Malphus Frame •• white, male, 28, married, farmer, born in Indiana, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Ohio
Anna •• white, female, 26, wife, married, keeps house, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Canada
Minerva •• white, female, 10, daughter, single, at home, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Indiana
Allen •• white, male, 8, son, single, at home, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Indiana
Martin •• white, male, 3, son, single, at home, at home, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Indiana
Mertie •• white, female, 1, daughter, single, at home, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Indiana

1908 Tombstone:484, Ludington Cemetery, p. 2. Ludington Cemetery, Porter Township, Porter County, Indiana.
Malphus P. Frame
1850-1908