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JONES, DANIEL EVAN (1860 - 1941), author Born 22 September 1860, at Soar, Llangeler, Carmarthenshire, son of John Jones and his wife of Bargod Villa, Drefach. He was educated at local schools and by the Rev. W. E. Davies at the Pen-rhiw academy. In his youth he worked as a mason and bridge builder. Later he kept flannel and cloth factories in Dre-fach, Llandysul and Machen. He cultivated his literary interests from an early age. In 1899
JONES, DANIEL JENKYN (1912 - 1993), composer Daniel Jones was born on 7 December 1912 in Pembroke, the second son of Jenkyn Davies Jones, a bank manager, and his wife Margaret Falconer Jones. The family moved soon afterwards to Swansea, and Daniel Jones's name is inextricably linked with that city. His father was a composer and his mother a singer, and he showed early musical promise. As a pupil at Swansea Grammar School he became a close
JONES, DANIEL OWEN (1880 - 1951) Madagascar, minister (Congl.) and missionary Born at Tŷ-gwyn, Rhiw-Siôn, Cwm-cou, Cardiganshire, near Newcastle Emlyn, 23 February 1880, son of David and Rebecca Jones. He was educated at Tre-wen British School. At 16 years of age he began preaching in Tre-wen chapel under the ministry of David Evans (who later became his brother-in-law). He received further education at Newcastle Emlyn grammar school, the Old College School in Carmarthen
JONES, DAVID (1663 - 1724?), cleric son of Matthew Jones, of Caerfallwch, Northop, Flintshire. From Westminster School he went up at 18 to Christ Church, Oxford, and graduated in 1685. He held several livings in England, as a rule for very short periods - the details are given in D.N.B. - and was remarkable for the wildness of his preaching and for his violent temper, which indeed at times became insane. He died in great poverty
JONES, DAVID (Welsh Freeholder; 1765 - 1816), barrister and author
JONES, DAVID (1803 - 1868), ballad-writer and strolling ballad-singer Born in 1803 on the estate of Dolau Bach, Llanybyther, Carmarthenshire, son of David Jones, carpenter. He was blinded by accident, and was hence known as 'Dewi Dywyll' ('Blind Davy') - he was also called 'Dewi Medi.' He was a very well known singer throughout Wales, and is described in Cymru (O.M.E.), xxix, 158. He died at Lampeter in 1868. We have seventy of his ballads.
JONES, DAVID (1736 - 1810), Methodist cleric Born 10 July 1736, at Aberceiliog, Llanllwni, Carmarthenshire, son of Richard and Gwenllian Jones. He was educated at the Carmarthen grammar school. He is probably the 'David Jones of Llanvernach' who was ordained deacon by the bishop of S. Davids in 1758; he is known to have been curate of Tydweiliog, Llyn, in 1758-9, and he officiated at Llanafanfawr, Brecknock, in 1759-60. He was ordained
JONES, DAVID (1788 - 1859), Independent minister
JONES, DAVID (1805 - 1868), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 2 June 1805 at Dolwyddelan, brother of John Jones of Tal-y-sarn (1796 - 1857). Before beginning to preach in 1826 he had had no education except that given at the Sunday school. Afterwards he went to the school kept by John Hughes (1796 - 1860) at Wrexham. After coming to live at Caernarvon in 1832 he married Mrs. Owen of Siop-y-pendist. He was ordained in 1834 and ministered to Moriah as
JONES, DAVID (1770 - 1831), Congregational minister, hymnist, and musician
JONES, DAVID (Dafydd Brydydd Hir, Dafydd Siôn Pirs; 1732 - 1782?), poet, tailor, and schoolmaster
JONES, DAVID (1741 - 1792), Baptist minister Born at Ynys-domlyd, Cwmaman, Carmarthenshire, he worked as a tailor in Monmouthshire. Converted by Howel Harris, he was throughout his life a Methodist in temperament, though he joined the Baptists at Pen-y-garn, where he began to preach and was in 1773 ordained as assistant to Miles Harry - he is indeed generally referred to as ' David Jones of Pontypool.' He had published in 1758 Pererindod

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673 - 684 of 1927 for "Griffith Hartwell Jones"