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 he published Hanes Plwyf Llangeler a Phenboyr, a volume which shows minute and laborious research. The book was the subject of a Dyfed eisteddfod prize in August 1897. He also won the Western Mail prize for a translation of 'Ar lan Iorddonen ddofn' into English in competition with numerous entries. He died 18 August 1941 at Llaintarad, Llangeler, aged 80, and was buried in the Pen-rhiw cemetery.

Author

• John Evans, (1877 - 1958)

Sources

• Personal knowledge
• Yr Ymofynnydd, November 1898

Additional Links

• Wikidata: Q20804668

Published date: 2001

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