Franks wuxuu ku dhashay magaalada Stamps ee degmada Lafayette ee koonfurta galbeed ee Arkansas, waxaana dhalay George Watson Franks (1890-1967) iyo Pearl Galloway (1896-1983). Markii uu laba jir ahaa, Franks qoyskiisa waxay u guureen Shreveport oo ku taal waqooyi-galbeed Louisiana, halkaas oo ay degeen xaafadda Cedar Grove. Sanadihii ugu dambeeyay wuxuu ku noolaa koonfurta galbeed ee Shreveport meel u dhow saaxiibkiis mudada dheer ahaa ee Claude King, oo loo yaqaan heesaha 1962 ee "Wolverton Mountain" iyo "The Burning of Atlanta", ballad ku saabsan dagaalkii Atlanta ee 1864
Dagaalkii Sokeeye ee Mareykanka.