Franz Robert Spier was married to Justine Leonie Bendien. The couple lived on 5 Van Meursstraat in Tilburg. They went into hiding, but they were caught and deported.
A. de Beer and G. Kobes, Het leven gebroken. De geschiedenis van de Tilburgers die als gevolg van de strijd tegen Duitsland en de bezetting om het leven kwamen (Tilburg 2002) 37
In addition, a Jokos file (number 34916) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos file reveals that a claim was lodged for compensation for valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 11304/15930).