Frans de Jong, born in Arum on May 6, 1883, son of Jelle Robijns de Jong and Tjitske Feikes Bergsma (maid servant), workman and shopkeeper, died in Ver. Staten van Noord Amerika on December 27, 1951, aged 68 years.

Frans was married in Franeker on May 20, 1909, at the age of 26 to
Jitske Steensma (aged 22 years), born in Midlum on April 9, 1887, daughter of Pier Steensma (warehouseman) and Grietje de Vries, died in Iowa City on April 25, 1935, buried in Doon, aged 48 years.