JONES, WILLIAM (1851 - 1931), Calvinistic Methodist minister
Date of birth: 1851
Date of death: 1931
Parent: Elizabeth Jones
Parent: William Jones
Gender: Male
Occupation: Calvinistic Methodist minister
Area of activity: Religion
Author: Tom Beynon
Born 27 July 1851, second son of William and Elizabeth Jones of Pantydeuddwr, Pen-twyn, Carmarthenshire. He was educated at the Board School, Llannon, Parcyfelfed school, Carmarthen, and Trevecka College. He began to preach in 1874, was ordained in 1879, and became successively minister of Moriah (Treboeth, 1879-80; Bethania, Morriston, 1880-1904; retiring to Cross Hands for a year; Seion (Forest), Aberdulais, 1905-27; after which he resigned and went to live at Nesta, Bon-y-maen, Llansamlet. He died suddenly at Llanelly on Sunday morning, 26 July 1931, and was buried at Pen-twyn. He was moderator of the South Wales Association, 1915, and of the General Assembly, 1923. He was an extremely popular preacher, usually known as 'William Jones of Morriston.'
Author
- Reverend Tom Beynon, (1886 - 1961)
- Y Drysorfa, January 1915
- J. H. Howard, Perarogl Crist cofiant a phregethau y Parch. William Jones Treforis (Bala 1932)
- T. Beynon, Gwrid ar Orwel ym Morgannwg (Caernarfon 1938), 73-7
Sources
- Wikidata: Q20734666
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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