Jakob From married Johanna Kropveld on 28 November 1907. He and his wife lived at 8 Hoofdstraat in Ter Apel and had four children, Jette, Simon, Roosje and Adolf.
Jakob From ran a grocery shop at that address as well, where he earned a very modest income. Adolf was unmarried and lived with his parents at 8 Hoofdstraat.
D. Wolf, De kille Ter Apel. Geschiedenis van de Joodse Gemeente Ter Apel (Ter Apel 1998) 86, 97
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