Nies Hilles Oppedijk, born in Arum on March 15, 1823, son of Hille Nieses Oppedijk and Trijntje Tjeerds Goslinga, died there on January 23, 1902, aged 78 years.

Nies was married in Wonseradeel on August 23, 1845, at the age of 22 to
Akke Franses Bergsma (aged 23 years), born in Arum on March 10, 1822, daughter of Frans Feikes Bergsma (jobless, peat barge proprietor, schuiteboer, worker and worker) and Trientje Sjoerds Bastien (daily help), seamstress, died in Arum on August 27, 1903, aged 81 years.