When Mary Margaretha Traber or Traver was born on 7 January 1886, in Victoria, Victoria, Texas, United States, her father, Johannes Traber, was 26 and her mother, Emma Miller, was 27. She married Henry Gottlieb FRANZ on 12 November 1907, in Victoria, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 4, Victoria, Texas, United States for about 20 years. She died on 27 February 1975, in Victoria, Victoria, Texas, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Victoria, Victoria, Texas, United States.