W. A. Nickelson and Ruthie Jane Mauk were married in 1905 and to that union six children were born. A son, Lad Nickelson, has served for more than twenty years as county school superintendent; two sons, Ranzell and William Ace Nickelson II, operate the Franklin Lumber Company; and Jeff Nickelson is vice-president of Southwestern Life Insurance Company. A fifth son, Dayton, died while attending the University of Texas; and the only daughter, Baby Ruth, who was married to Brooker Stegall, died in 1958.

J. A. Stegall, 1879-1932, moved to Franklin to engage in the general mercantile business in 1916. His wife was Laura Teer Lane, and his family consisted of Mrs. Stegall's daughter by a former marriage, Bobbie Lane, and two sons. Bobbie Lane married Morgan Harlan, who served as district clerk of Robertson County from 1942 until 1963. Stegall's older son was J. V. Stegall, born in 1903, who became a partner in his father's business and later developed a herd of registered Brahman cattle. The other son, Howard Stegall, served as Robertson County sheriff from 1950 until 1964.

Albert W. Mauk and his wife, Mary Walker Mauk, came to Texas in 1850. Mauk came to America from Germany as a young man and lived in Tennessee in the late 1840's, where he was a mathematics teacher. In Texas, the couple had twelve children, one of whom was John Samuel Mauk. J. S. Mauk married Terissa Ann Neely in 1879, and they had five children.
Alexander Calvert, 1821-1889, lived in Franklin for a number of years after having built the Owensville jail in the 1850's. Calvert's wife, Elizabeth, died in 1869, and was buried at Franklin. There were many other men who lived in or near Franklin, including Dr. J. M. Moore, 1833-1891, who was a respected "country doctor." John T. Forson, 1851-1925, was an influential citizen and served as county commissioner at Franklin.

P. O. Goodman, 1847-1910, a veteran of the Civil War who lived in Franklin and paid the town a high compliment in his will which read, in part, as follows:

I direct that if I die within three hundred miles of Franklin, that I be buried in the Franklin Cemetery; other wise I desire to be buried in a place convenient to my relatives . . . but in no event do I desire to be buried in an out-of- the-way place where graves are uncared for and unkept. I do desire to be buried in a cemetery where Christian people take an interest therein, I also direct that I be buried in a Christian-like manner. If buried in Franklin, which is my desire, I request that a tomb stone be placed at my grave . . . and placed thereon the following inscription: P. O. Goodman from 1847 to 19 ....... EX-CONFEDERATE SOLDIER COMPANY B, 2ND N. C., REG. INFANTRY.

G. W. Gordon lived in Franklin from 1883 until 1900, and was an attorney-at-law. He was also editor of the Central Texan, an early newspaper in the county.

The probate records at Franklin are of great interest to the people of Robertson County, not only for their factual information but also for the little human interest notes that can be found. Many expressed desires and opinions add color to the history of the towns and communities of the area. Just one example is that pertaining to the death of W. G. Reagan on November 25, 1892. Reagan was a Confederate veteran and a neighbor to James I. Galloway, whom he named as his administrator. In Galloway's notes may be found the following: "My best friend, W. G. Reagan, died today. He was deputy District Clerk of Robertson County under J. C. Renfro in 1888."

The town government of Franklin is the mayor council type. The Texas Telephone and Telegraph Company has served the community for years and the Missouri Pacific Railway Company sends its trains through the town daily. The old depot, where children played in the 1880's, is now a freight station.