Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, JOHN ITHEL (1911 - 1980), minister (Baptist) and college principal John Ithel Jones was born in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, on 1 January 1911. He was educated at the local primary school and at Cyfarthfa grammar school, Merthyr Tydfil. He was baptised at Moreia, Dowlais. Reverend R.B. Jones, the well known evangelical preacher was his uncle. Ithel Jones was already a student in the University College of Cardiff when he was accepted in 1930 by the
JONES, JOHN JAMES (1892 - 1957), teacher, librarian, scholar and linguist Born on 12 March 1892 in New Quay, Cardiganshire, the son of a saddler, Thomas Jones and Elizabeth, daughter of John Williams, Pendre, Llwyndafydd. He was educated at the Council School, New Quay and Aberaeron intermediate school (1906-10); he was a student teacher before entering the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (1911-14). He graduated B.A. (Wales) with honours in Latin, and was
JONES, JOHN LLOYD - see LLOYD-JONES, JOHN
JONES, JOHN MATHER (1826 - 1874), proprietor of Y Drych Born 9 June 1826, at Bangor, Caernarfonshire. He emigrated to U.S.A. in 1849 and made his home in Utica, New York. He bought Y Drych in 1865 from John William Jones who thereafter became editor of the paper, being assisted by Thomas B. Morris ('Gwyneddfardd'). In 1866 John Mather Jones published a Welsh book on the history of the Civil War, which had been written by the two editors of Y Drych at
JONES, JOHN MORGAN (1861 - 1935), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author
JONES, JOHN MORGAN (1873 - 1946), minister (Congl.) and Principal of Bala-Bangor College, Bangor Born 23 October 1873 at Albert Cottage, Cwmaman, Carmarthenshire, the sixth child and second son of Joseph Jones, engineer, and Mary, his wife. After a course of education at the school in the Market Hall, he worked in the office of a local tinworks. He began preaching at New Bethel church, Garnant, under the ministry of the Reverend J. Towyn Jones in 1889 and subsequently became a student at the
JONES, JOHN MORGAN (1838 - 1921), Calvinistic Methodist minster
JONES, Sir JOHN MORRIS - see MORRIS-JONES, Sir JOHN
JONES, JOHN OGWEN (1829 - 1884), Calvinistic Methodist minister and man of letters
JONES, JOHN OWEN (1857 - 1917), Calvinistic Methodist minister and tutor, and man of letters North Wales (1884) and in 1888 graduated in the University of London with honours in philosophy. He was appointed to take charge of the elementary classes at Bala College, and when these classes were formed into a separate department in 1891 they were entrusted to E. Wynne Parry and J.O. Jones; when Parry died in 1897, Jones was placed in charge. He continued to hold this appointment until 1915 when
JONES, JOHN OWEN (Ap Ffarmwr; 1861 - 1899), journalist Son of Owen and Emma Jones; born at Ty'n y Morfa, Trefdraeth, Anglesey, 1 January 1861. Following his father's death and his mother's second marriage, the family removed to Cae'r Llechau, Dwyran (about 1865). Educated at the Board school, Dwyran, he was apprenticed at 14 as a draper to Lewis Lewis, Caernarvon. During this period he read widely in the works of authors like Darwin, Huxley, Ruskin
JONES, JOHN OWEN (OWEN BRYNGWYN; 1884 - 1972), singer Born 7 February 1884 at Llangwm, Denbighshire, son of Owen Jones, a carpenter on the Garthmeilo estate, Llangwm, and Esther Margaret (née Roberts), only daughter of Ellis Roberts ('Elis Wyn o Wyrfai'). The family moved to Llanegryn, Meirionnydd, in 1890 when the father was appointed agent to the Peniarth estate, a post he held for 32 years. His was a musical family. His father (died 1922) was the

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