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Am descended from the Rev Dr John Emlyn Jones through his eldest son, Thomas Emlyn Jones. John Emlyn Jones was born in Newcastle Emlyn. He died in Ebbw Vale where there is a street named after him and a memorial. "Bedd y dyn tylawd" (The pauper's grave) is a favourite poem. More information on John Emlyn Jones can be found at : -

https:/www.biography.wales/article/s-JONE-EML-1818
subject: JONES, JOHN (EMLYN) (Ioan Emlyn) 1818-1873 "Baptist minister, poet and man of letters"

See also the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, which amongst other holdings has photographs 17965, 92220,17906,15234,15075. https:/www.peoplescollection.wales/items/

This is my great grandfather.
I sopke to a member of staff towards the end of last year about the possibilty of bringing this portrait in from its outside storage to enable me to take a photograph but have never heard anything.