Simon Valk was married to Rachel de Jong. They had five children: Jonas, Heijman, Gaaltje, Mozes Manus and Benjamin. The family lived in Gieten at the address A 258a. Simon Valk was a butcher. He mainly slaughtered sheep and goats. The meat was not only sold in their shop. Simon also sold door to door.
At the start of the Second World War, Jonas and Gaaltje had already left home. Heijman worked …