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EVANS, JOHN (1779 - 1847), cleric, afterwards Calvinistic Methodist minister Born October 1779 at Cwm-gwen, Llanfihangel Iorath parish, Carmarthenshire, son of John and Rachel Evans. He was brought up as an Independent but, after hearing David Jones (1736 - 1810) of Llan-gan preach at Gwaun Ifor, he joined the Methodists there, and later at New Inn. He was educated by some of the local clerics and afterwards opened his own school at Llanpumpsaint where, in 1796, he began
EVANS, JOHN JAMES (1894 - 1965), teacher and writer articles to the Ymofynydd. Evans married, on 2 January 1923, Eleanor, the daughter of T. Jones Davies, a Calvinistic Methodist minister at Taffs Wells, at Pembroke Terrace chapel, Cardiff. They had one son and a daughter. He died at Haverfordwest Hospital on 30 December 1965 and he was buried in the graveyard at St. David's.
EVANS, JOHN VICTOR (1895 - 1957), barrister-at-law accomplished orator and in the general election of 1929 he contested Pontypridd as a Liberal, polling 37% of the vote and coming second to T.I. Mardy Jones in a three-cornered contest. He again entered the lists as the Liberal candidate in the Merthyr Tydfil by-election of 1934, coming second to S.O. Davies in a four-cornered contest, again polling a respectable vote of over 10,000. In 1930 he was appointed
EVANS, JONAH (1836 - 1896), preparatory school tutor, and minister (Congl.) Congregational church at Llansawel, and was ordained as minister there in 1870. He served the churches on Sundays, and lectured on ' Agriculture ' throughout the country. He wrote Cofiant Evan Jones, Crugybar, 1804-78 (Llandeilo, 1883), and Y Berllan Ddiwinyddol. He died 31 March 1896.
EVANS, MALDWYN LEWIS (1937 - 2009), champion bowler his career as head of the middle school at Ferndale Comprehensive School. He and his brother Gwyn both served as deacons at Hebron Welsh Baptist Chapel, Ton Pentre. Following a protracted illness Mal Evans died at his home, Aelfryn, Upper Canning Street, Ton Pentre on 30 December 2009, aged 72 years, leaving a widow Mary (née Jones), whom he married in 1967, and who died in 2010, and a son Gareth
EVANS, MARY JANE (Llaethferch; 1888 - 1922), elocutionist member of Panteg Congregational church; she was among those members released in 1905 to establish a church in Godre'r Graig. On the initiative of her minister, Ben Davies (1864 - 1937), she took lessons in recitation with David Thomas Jones. Mary Jane now began to recite at literary meetings and at eisteddfodau; she became famous as ' Llaethferch ' and won many chairs and cups. In April 1909, she
EVANS, MAURICE (1765 - 1831), Evangelical cleric Ifan and Bron-gwyn, 30 October 1820. He died 24 December 1831. His evangelical zeal was much admired by many leaders of the Evangelical movement in England in the time of Henry Venn. Thomas Jones of Creaton (1752 - 1845) said of him in a letter to Thomas Charles, March 1794 - 'He is a charming soul, a bundle of sweet dispositions.' He played a leading part in paving the way for getting Bibles for the
EVANS, MEREDYDD (1919 - 2015), campaigner, musician, philosopher and television producer time at Bangor, with the BBC studios on the doorstep, that Sam Jones, a talented producer, enticed him into appearing on his popular radio program Noson Lawen. As one of Triawd y Coleg (with Robin Williams and Cledwyn Jones), he was soon central to the success of the program, often composing the lyrics and tunes to their catchy songs. The program was extremely popular, and at one point it was
EVANS, MORRIS EDDIE (1890 - 1984), composer they had one daughter, Megan. After the death of his first wife in 1934, he married Gwyneth Mills Jones (1910-1981) from Liverpool in 1944, and they had one daughter, Ann. At the age of 92 he married Ethel Dunkerley. By then he was living in Oldham, Lancashire, and he died there on 30 May 1984. His remains were cremated at Oldham Crematorium.
EVANS, OWEN (1829 - 1920), Congregational minister and author Born 19 November 1829 in Pen-y-bont-fawr, Montgomeryshire. He hailed from a deeply religious family - on his mother's side he was related to the hymnist, Ann Griffiths. He worked in a factory at first. He was received into church membership at Llanfyllin when he was sixteen. For a while he was at a school kept by Evan Jones (Ieuan Gwynedd); later he himself kept school in the same place. He began
EVANS, OWEN ELLIS (1920 - 2018), Methodist minister and biblical scholar Owen E. Evans was born on 23 December 1920 in Barmouth, the son of Owen Jones Evans (1887-1926), pharmacist, and his wife Elizabeth Mary (née Jones, 1887-1961), owner of a small hotel. He had one older brother, John William. He spent the first five years of his life in Wimbledon, London, but the family was forced to move back to Barmouth in the summer of 1926 because of his father's illness. He
EVANS, RHYS (1835 - 1917), musician Caradog '; when Caradog (Griffith Rhys Jones) moved to Treorchy, Evans became conductor of the 'United Aberdare Choir.' He gave up competing and concentrated on the performance, with the aid of an orchestra, of large works by the masters. He was a good violin player and it was his practice to teach the various voices their parts by playing them for them on that instrument. He used also to write in the

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