Jacob Salomon Hiegentlich was a butcher in Assen like his father and his brother Coenraad. Like several members of the Hiegentlich family, Jacob Salomon moved away from Assen in 1890, probably to Amsterdam.
F.J. Hulst and H.M. Luning, De joodse gemeente Assen. Geschiedenis van een behoorlijke Kille, 1740-1976 (Assen 1993)