Jacob Franken was married to Rachel Meibergen, daughter of Lodewijk Meibergen and Esther Lindeman. . He owned a greengrocer's shop.
H. Hamburger and J.C. Regtien, Joodse oorlogsmonumenten in de provincie Overijssel, alsmede algemene oorlogsmonumenten waarop joodse namen voorkomen. Profiel (Bedum 2002) 8
A Liro card exists for this person or family. The original cards are kept at the Nationaal Archief (National Archive) at The Hague.