When Frances Marion Hysell was born on 3 March 1832, in Meigs, Ohio, United States, his father, William Hysell, was 22 and his mother, Catharine Hoppes, was 17. He married Philinda Or Clarinda Hysell on 3 July 1858, in Meigs, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Waterloo Township, Athens, Ohio, United States in 1910 and Ohio, United States in 1916. He died on 18 January 1916, in Athens, Ohio, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in New Marshfield, Waterloo Township, Athens, Ohio, United States.