Jitske Steensma, 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.

Jitske was married in Franeker on May 20, 1909, at the age of 22 to
Frans de Jong (aged 26 years), 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.