In 1923 Jakob Aussen married Klara Winter in Germany. The couple had two daughters, Anna Sophie and Herta. The family lived at 8 Havenpad in Wijhe. Jakob Aussen worked at a smithy. At the beginning of the war he was taken to the Lievelde labour camp at Lichtenvoorde. On 2 October 1942 he was transferred to Westerbork, from where he and his wife and daughters were deported to Auschwitz on 14 September 1943.
H. Hamburger and J.C. Regtien, Joodse oorlogsmonumenten in de provincie Overijssel, alsmede algemene oorlogsmonumenten waarop joodse namen voorkomen. Profiel (Bedum 2002) 63
In addition, a Jokos file (number 005195) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.