Brief Life History of John Robert
When John Robert Franks was born on 18 January 1830, in Ivy Township, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, his father, Henry Franks, was 39 and his mother, Amy A. Davis, was 42. He married Harriet Woodard about 1847, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Cowee Township, Macon, North Carolina, United States in 1900 and Savannah Township, Jackson, North Carolina, United States in 1900. He died on 28 July 1905, in Mica, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, United States.
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- J R Franks, "United States Census, 1870"
- John R Franks, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- John Robert Franks, "Find A Grave Index"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1853 · First State Fair
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
Name Meaning
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from Frank .
English: perhaps sometimes a variant of Frankish, an ethnic name from Middle English frankys ‘French, Frenchman’ (Old English frencisc), for someone from France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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