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JONES, EMYR WYN (1907 - 1999), cardiologist and author YWCA World Conference in Melbourne, Australia, with her husband by her side. Emyr published a moving tribute to her in Y Traethodydd, 'Teyrnged Serch' ('A Tribute of Love', 1969), and edited In Memoriam (1968) and Cyfaredd Cof (1970) in her memory. In 1973 he married Megan, the widow of Professor Thomas Jones Pierce. They moved initially to Manchester, where Megan worked as Warden of Ellis Llwyd
JONES, HUMPHREY (Bryfdir; 1867 - 1947), poet and 'compère' of eisteddfodau
JONES, HUMPHREY (bu farw c.1690), mercer - gweler JONES, JOHN
JONES, HUMPHREY OWEN (1878 - 1912), chemist
JONES, HUMPHREY ROWLAND (1832 - 1895), evangelist Born at Gwarcwm Bach, Llancynfelyn, Cardiganshire, 11 October 1832, son of Humphrey Jones and Elizabeth, daughter of Hugh Rowlands, Tre'rddôl. His parents emigrated to America in 1847, and he was brought up by his aunt at Tre'rddôl. He began to preach at the age of 15, and in 1854, being unsuccessful as a candidate for the Wesleyan ministry, he left for Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where revivals were in
JONES, JOHN (1650 - 1727), dean of Bangor, educationist, and antiquary Llanfair-yn-Neubwll and Llanfihangel-yn-Nhywyn. In 1673 he was collated treasurer of Bangor cathedral and also to Llandecwyn and Llanfihangel-y-traethau; he received Llandegfan in 1683 and Aber in 1684. Bishop Humphrey Humphreys, in 1689, persuaded him to accept the deanery of Bangor, to which Gyffin, Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog, and Llanffinan were annexed. Other preferments were the prebend of Llanfair (St
JONES, JOHN Maes-y-garnedd,, 'the regicide' (2 July 1650) to accompany Ludlow to Ireland as first of three commissioners responsible for its civil government; his Welsh duties had to be fitted in with his periodic crossings to and fro from Ireland, where his chief work lay from 1651-4. In 1655 he was made a commissioner for North Wales under Berry in the régime of Major Generals. His first wife, a devout disciple of Morgan Llwyd, had died in
JONES, JOHN HERBERT (Je Aitsh; 1860 - 1943), journalist and author 1932. In 1941 he went with his daughter and her husband to live at Pen-y-groes, Caernarfonshire, where he died 23 March 1943. He published a text (1915) of Llyfr y Tri Aderyn (Morgan Llwyd) and several books which included some of his own more important articles from Y Brython. His chief works are: O'r Mwg i'r Mynydd (1913), Swp o Rug (1920), and Moelystota (1932).
JONES, JOHN WILLIAM (1883 - 1954), author, collector of letters and papers, publisher, antiquary and folk poet neu Ddwy (Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1942); Gwilym Deudraeth, Yr Awen Barod (Llandysul, 1943); Rolant Wyn, Dŵr y Ffynnon (Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1949) and R.R. Morris, Caneuon R.R. Morris (1951). One of his close friends was Ellis Humphrey Evans ('Hedd Wyn') and he assisted J.R. Jones with the publication of Cerddi'r Bugail. He assisted with collecting the contents of O Drum i Draeth by Eliseus Williams
JONES, LEWIS (1837 - 1904), pioneer in Patagonia, and writer and started two newspapers - Ein Breiniad, 1878, and Y Dravod, 1891; the latter is still being published. A lecture given before the Cymmrodorion in 1885, when he was visiting Wales, was subsequently published, and his book Y Wladfa Gymreig was published in 1898. He had two daughters - Eluned Morgan and another who married Llwyd ap Iwan, son of Michael D. Jones. Lewis Jones was a gallant leader in
JONES, OWEN WYNNE (Glasynys; 1828 - 1870), cleric, antiquary, story-writer, and poet churchyard. He was the author of Fy Oriau Hamddenol, sef, Caniadau Moesol a Difyrus, Gan Gwyndaf Hen a Chaersallwg, 1854; Lleucu Llwyd (2nd. imp. 1858); Yr Wyddfa: sef Gwaith barddonawl a rhyddieithol Glasynys. Dan Olygiad H. O(wen) Glaslyn. Rhifyn I … (1877?); Dafydd Llwyd; Neu Ddyddiau Cromwell (2nd imp. 1857); Dafydd Gruffydd, pa beth wyt ti yn ei feddwl o'r Ddwy Fil a'r dydd hwnnw? (3rd imp. 1894). He
JONES, RHYS (1713 - 1801), antiquary and poet chanu yn y Lloerig Gymdeithas yr hon sydd wedi i sefydlu iw chadw yn Lloerig Nant Tafarn yn fisol beunydd ar ddydd Iau nesaf o flaen y Llawn Lloer, (together with) Cywydd i ofyn gwn i'r pendefig Wm. Llwyd o Riwedog Ysgr. (undated; c. 1750); Gorchestion Beirdd Cymru: Neu Flodau Godidowgrwydd Awen, Wedi eu lloffa, a'u dethol, allan o waith rhai o'r Awduriaid ardderchog, a fu erioed yn yr Iaith Gymraeg

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