Jozef van Tijn was married to Leentje Nieweg. They had a son called Comprecht (nicknamed Co). The family lived at 3 Javastraat in Assen. Comprecht was a butcher's assistant at the Jewish butcher shop of the family Elshof at the Rolderstraat in Assen.
Jozef van Tijn played for the Achilles football club in Assen. His name and those of seven other Jewish club members feature on a monument placed on the sports complex of this club in the Marsdijk.
H. Hamburger and J.C. Regtien, Joodse oorlogsmonumenten in de provincie Drenthe. Profiel (Bedum 1999) 11
In addition, a Jokos file (number 13621) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.
This family is commemorated on a memorial in Assen. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.