Son of Jesse Frame Sr. (1780 or 81-1859)
and his wife Nancy Abshire
(both born in Virginia).
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Note: Jesse Frame Sr. (and probably
his wife Nancy), are buried in the
Witter Cemetery, on the North side
of South Bend, St. Joseph Co. Indiana.
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Three or more of Jesse Jr.'s
siblings (including Abraham, Nathanial,
and Allen Frame), as well as his
father's ("possible") younger brother
William Frame (1785-1853),
are buried in the Portage Prairie
Cemetery (North of South Bend),
in St. Joseph County Indiana.
He also had a brother named Hiram Frame,
who was living in Kansas in 1860.
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Note: Jesse Frame Jr. was either
born on Dec. 30, 1809 (per cemetery
records), "OR" on Dec. 3, 1813
(per his obituary).
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Jesse Frame Sr. and his wife Nancy
moved from Virginia to Preble County
Ohio "about" 1802 (per article on
their daughter Mary (Frame) Witter,
in "History of Berrien and Van Buren
Counties, Michigan").
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Jesse Frame Jr. came with his parents
and some of his 12 siblings
(including William, Nathaniel,
Cornelius, Isaac, and David Frame),
from Preble County Ohio to Wayne County
Indiana "about" 1821, and then to
Portage Prairie, in Section 22 of
Warren twonship (North of South Bend),
St. Joseph County Indiana, where they
settled in 1833.
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Jesse Jr. was married on May 29, 1839,
in St. Joseph County Indiana, to
Susannah Ranstead.
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Jesse Jr. and Susannah had 11 children:
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1. Nancy Jane Frame. b. abt. 1843.
"Possibly" married John Ernsperger,
on June 7, 1866, in Berrien Co. Michigan.
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2. Lucinda Frame.
"Possibly" married David Buck,
on May 29, 1869, in Berrien Co. MI.
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3. Isaac Frame
(also known as Jefferson Frame).
b. abt. 1845. d. July 7, 1898.
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4. Louisa Frame.
"Possibly" married Joseph Eustine,
on July 4, 1867, in Berrien Co. MI.
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5. Sarah Ann Frame.
"Possibly" married William Huston,
on Nov. 6, 1862, in Berrien Co. MI.
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6. Matilda Frame.
"Possibly" married Frank DeGraff,
on April 24, 1875, in Berrien Co. MI.
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7. Manetta/Marietta or Mary E. Frame.
"Possibly" married William Rogers,
on Feb. 6, 1877, in Berrien Co. MI.
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8. John Frame.
"Possibly" married Chloe Vandusen,
on Nov. 23, 1879, in Berrien Co. MI.
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9. Leonard Frame. b. Jan. 16, 1859.
d. Jan. 11, 1910 in Bangor township,
Van Buren Co. Michigan. (Single.
Chilled to death by exposure.
Informant was John S. Frame).
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10. Harriett Frame.
(Living with her Aunt Charlotte
(Frame) Myler, in the 1880 census).
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11. Ida Mae Frame.
b. Jan. 16, 1865, in Galien, MI.
m. Possibly married to Ira W. Price.
d. Sept. 2, 1910, in Berrien township,
Berrien County Michigan.
Buried: Caldwell Cemetery.
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The 1860 census shows Jesse Jr. and
his wife Susanna, living near Buchanan,
in Bertrand township,
Berrien County Michigan.
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Jesse Jr. died near Dayton (South-West
of Buchanan), in Bertrand township,
Berrien County Michigan, at the age
of 65 years, 6 months, and 15 days
(per his obituary).
[The published record of this
cemetery states that he died at
the age of 69 years, 5 months,
and 19 days].
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An obituary for Jesse Frame Jr. was
published in the "South Bend Tribune"
newspaper, in South Bend, Indiana, on
June 20, 1879:
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DEATH OF JESSE FRAME.
Mr. Jesse Frame [Jr.], brother of Isaac
and Neely Frame and Mrs. Sol [Solomon]
[Nancy] Keltner, died on Wednesday,
at his home near Dayton, Michigan,
of general debility. His funeral
took place on Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Frame was in his 66th year and
was an old resident in this vicinity.
His wife [Susannah] died about 6 years
ago. He left 10 children, four of whom
are living at their home farm.
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Another obituary for Jesse Frame Jr.
was published in the "St. Joseph Valley
Register" newspaper, in South Bend,
Indiana, on June 26, 1879, page 7,
column 1:
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DEATH DOINGS.
Jesse Frame [Jr.] of Dayton, Mich. died
at 12:30 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon
of inflammation of the stomach and
bowels, aged 65 years, 6 months, 15 days.
The deceased was a farmer and brother
of Isaac and Nealy [Neely] Frame,
Mrs. Solomon [Nancy] Keltner,
Mrs. John [Mary] Witter, and
Mrs. Matthew [Charlotte] Myler,
of this county. Two other brothers
reside in Iowa [William Frame],
and Petoskey, Mich [David M. Frame].
The funeral occurred at 4 o'clock
Thursday afternoon.
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Note: In 2011, no headstone
could be found for Jesse Jr.
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