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JONES, IEUAN SAMUEL (1918 - 2004), minister (Cong.) Born at Felin Geri in the area of Tre-wen, near Newcastle Emlyn, on September 16, 1918, the youngest of the eight children born to Benjamin Franklin Jones and his wife, Mary Anna. He received his early education at Tre-wen School and afterwards at Cardigan Grammar School. On the first Sunday in August 1936, he preached for the fist time at his home church, Tre-wen Congregational Church. Ieuan
JONES, JAMES IFANO (1865 - 1955), librarian and bibliographer of his age, was truly remarkable. He was twice married: (1) to Nellie George, daughter of Thomas George, ' fineworker ', 20 January 1901 at Neath registry office. She died in 1911; (2) to Jessie Mary, second daughter of Thomas and Mary Charles, Havod House, Blaenavon, who died 9 June 1953. He died in his home in Penarth, 7 March 1955.
JONES, JOHN (1645 - 1709), cleric on 29 August 1678 to marry Mary Starkey of New Windsor. He died 22 August 1709 and is buried near the west door of Llandaff cathedral.
JONES, JOHN (1761 - 1822), Calvinistic Methodist minister -gwyn, to Anglesey he was convinced and in 1784 began to preach. He was a strong, powerfully built man, and his ministry was incisive and convincing. He is said to have converted 180 in the course of one meeting. When he was 35 years of age he married Mary Williams, heiress of Pen-y-bryn, Edern, where he spent the remainder of his life; he is usually known as ' John Jones of Edern.' He was ordained in
JONES, JOHN (Mathetes; 1821 - 1878), Baptist minister and littérateur Born at Bancyfelin, Cilrhedyn, 16 July 1821, eldest child of Roger and Mary Jones, and brought up at Tan-yr-helyg, Cenarth. He went to work in a colliery at Dowlais in 1837, and became a member of Caersalem Church in 1839. He delivered his first sermon at Hirwaun in 1841, and entered Haverfordwest College in August 1843, after a short course at Cardigan grammar school. He was ordained at Porth-y
JONES, JOHN (Ivon; 1820 - 1898), man of letters 9th in Aberystwyth cemetery; his wife Mary (born 3 February 1823) died 21 January 1895.
JONES, JOHN (1820 - 1907), minister (B) and historian by John's efforts at Evenjobb in 1849. John also conducted a day school in Gladestry chapel, the salary derived from the Edward Gough charity. In 1849 he married Anne Roberts (born 1825 in Cheltenham but of a Methodist family) of Abbey Cwmhir. For a few years before her death she kept a girls' school in Kington. She and her husband had eight children, six of whom died young. John Jones held
JONES, JOHN Maes-y-garnedd,, 'the regicide' March 1663) to Mary Paine of Woolwich, step-daughter of his uncle Humphrey Jones (above). The same year he was excommunicated for nonconformity (13 June), and it was probably at Bryn-y-ffynnon that a Dissenting congregation was rounded up next year. The house retained its Dissenting connections under a succession of owners and occupants; even after Jones disposed of it in 1692 to his kinsman, Sir
JONES, JOHN (1802 - 1863), Unitarian minister and schoolmaster -y-felin. He was a good linguist, had a sound knowledge of Greek, Latin, and Welsh, and his school was celebrated for two generations. He married Anne Rees of Gilgellisaf; Rees Jenkin Jones was their son. He was probably the first person to conceive of a Welsh Unitarian denominational magazine, and that as early as 1835. He was a disciple of Priestley's and entirely opposed to war. He published
JONES, JOHN CHARLES (1904 - 1956), Bishop of Bangor Memorial College, Mukono, Uganda, as tutor in theology. From 1939-45 he was warden and sole administrator at the college. With the assistance of his wife Mary, daughter of William Lewis of Carmarthen and a professional nurse, he established a section to educate the wives of native clergy. He returned to Wales in 1945 as vicar of Llanelli. He was enthroned as Bishop of Bangor, Epiphany 1949 - the first
JONES, JOHN HUGH (1843 - 1910), Roman Catholic priest Born at Tanrhiw, Llanycil on 21 May 1843; his father was John Jones, and his mother Mary née Jones was a grand-daughter of Dafydd Cadwaladr. He was educated at the Bala grammar school; the biographical sketch in Cennad Catholig Cymru states that he also received private tuition from John Williams (Ab Ithel). In 1862 he entered Jesus College, Oxford, intending to prepare for Anglican orders, but
JONES, JOHN ISLAN (1874 - 1968), minister (U) and author Born 17 February 1874, son of Evan and Mary Jones, Tynewydd (later of Cornant and Melin Llys-faen), Cribyn, Cardiganshire. He went to schools in Cribyn and Llanwnnen (under David Thomas, ' Dewi Hefin') until he was about ten years old. After being a farm servant and a stonemason with his father he attended the school of David Evans, minister (U) at Cribyn, (1896-98). He won a scholarship to Jesus

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