Aramenta Margaret Robbins was born about 1827, in Tennessee, the daughter of Green B. Robbins and Ursula Weatherford.
Margaret appears on the 1830 Wayne County, Tennessee census as a female under the age of 5 years.
Margaret married John Franks, Jr. about 1844. John Franks, Jr. was born about 1825, in Tennessee, the son of John Franks and Sarah (last name unknown).
The 1850 Wayne County, Tennessee census, 7th Civil District, shows John Franks, Jr., 25, a farmer, real property valued at $350; Margaret, 23; Hiram, 5; Eliza, 4; William, 2; and Annabella, 1 year old. Living with the family was Margaret's sister, Harriet Robbins, 18. The family was living next door to John's parents and siblings.
The 1880 Wayne County census, 7th Civil District, shows John Franks, 55, a farmer; Aramenta M., wife, 60; Nancy E., daughter, 26; John R., son, 20; and Ursley McDonal, mother-in-law, 90, born in North Carolina.
Children of John Franks, Jr. and Margaret Robbins
1. Hiram Franks, b. abt 1845, TN
2. Eliza Franks, b. abt 1846, TN
3. William Franks, b. abt 1848, TN
4. Annabella Franks, b. abt 1849, TN
5. Nancy E. Franks, b. abt 1854, TN
6. John R. Franks, b. abt 1860, TN