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1. Evan Evans
   1. John Evans
      1. Margaret Beynon
         1. Evan Evans
         2. David Silyn Evans
         3. Benjamin Frank Evans
         4. John Beynon Evans
         5. Thomas Beynon Evans
         6. Henry Evans

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Source References

1. 1851 United Kingdom Census
   1. • Page: HO107/2483/43/28
2. 1861 United Kingdom Census
   1. • Page: RG9/4186/73/12
3. findmypast.co.uk: Parish Registers - Carmarthenshire
   1. • Date: 9 November 1847
      • Page: Marriage - John Evans / Margaret Beynon (Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn)
   2. • Date: 19 June 1893
      • Page: Burial - John Evans (Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn)
   3. • Date: 25 September 1866
      • Page: Marriage - Evan Evans / Anne Thomas (Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn)
   4. • Date: 21 January 1887
      • Page: Burial - Margaret Evans (Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn)
4. General Register Office: England & Wales Marriage Index
5. 1871 United Kingdom Census
   1. • Page: RG10/5549/71/13
6. 1881 United Kingdom Census
   1. • Page: RG11/5436/74/14
7. J Beynon Davies, ed. Henry Lloyd: Cofiant y Parch. David Silyn Evans
   1. • Page: Page 9-10
      • Citation:

        Ganwyd Silyn yn ardal dawel, anghysbell Gwernogle, lle nad oedd na thrên, na thelegraff, na theleffôn; lle nad oedd geir-lechres y trigolion yn cynnwys rhagor na phedwar gair yn yr iaith fain - yes a no, Carmarthen a Paddington. Yr enw cyntaf a glywsom arno oedd "Silyn Wyllt"; a phan welsom ef gyntaf erioed, yng Ngholeg Aberhonddu yn 1870, cawsom ein siomi: dôf a diniwed iawn oedd yr olwg arno, a'r argraff gyntaf a adawodd arnom oedd ei fod yn dduwiol, a'r un yw ein barn amdano hyd y dydd hwn. "Darn arian" ydyw - un o dylsau (jewels) Duw - diamond of the first water.

        Y peth gorau a allwn ei wneud ydyw rhoi ei hanes yn ei eiriau syml a bywei hun:

        "Gwrando hanes bore fy oes. Cefais fy ngeni yn 1850, mewn ffermdy bychan, unig, o'r enw Llynmerdy, ar ochr y ffordd fawr, ger Llidiadnenog ar un llaw ac Eglwys Llanfihangel Rhosycorn ar y llaw arall. Magwyd fi i fyny gan fy nhad a'm mam, John a Peggy, yng nghwm pentref Gwernogle - yn un o saith o blant, meibion i gyd - ar lan afor Clydach, ynghanol coedydd derw, a gwern, a chyll. Cefais ychydig o ysgol ddydd iol yn Ysgol y Plwy, Llanfihangel Rhosycorn - ysgol rad, ac ysgol yn gorfodi holl blant y plwy i fyned i'r Eglwys ar y Saboth. Euthum at grefydd i gapel Annibynnol Gwernogle, lle'r oedd fy nhad a'm mam yn aelodau, pan eoddwn yn troi ar 15 oed. Cefais argyhoeddiad rhyfedd am fy mhechod, rhwng 14 a 15 oed, sydd yn aros yn eu dylanwadau tan heddiw. Wylais fwy yr adeg honno am fy mhechod nag a wylais un amser ar ol hynny. Pregethwr oeddwn am fyned cyn i mi uno â chrefydd, ond siopwr y bwriadai fy rhieni i mi fod: am hynny fe ddaru iddynt fy mhrentisio am dair blynedd yn siop Pencader. Nid oeddwn yn fodlon i hynny o gwbl, eto ufuddheais ac euthum, ond gweddiwn bob dydd am i Dduw fy rhyddhau oddi yno heb fod yn hir, a hynny yn arhrydeddus; a chyn pen blwyddyn euthum yn sâl iawn, a dywedodd y doctor fy mod yng ngafael y decline, a bod rhaid i mi adael y siop am byth ar unwaith. Felly yr atebodd Duw fy ngweddi, a rhyfedd yw yn fy ngolwg hyd heddiw. Euthum, ar ol gwella, i Ysgol Ramadegol Jonah Evans, Llansawel, i baratoi i'r coleg; ond nid oedd fy rhieni yn abl i'm cadw yno. Yn rhagluniaethol, bodlonodd ffermwr caredig o'r ardal roddi lodging rhad i mi am flwyddyn, ac yr ooddwn innau yn pregethu ar y Saboth ac yn cael tua thum swllt bob Saboth i dalu am fwyd ac ysgol - yn cael fy nghynorthwyo, wrth gwrs, yn ol eu gallu, gan fy rhieni annwyl."

        Aeth i Goleg Aberhonddu yn 1870, a gweithiodd yn galed gyda gwreiddiau yr Hebraeg, y pren Groeg a Lladin, ac Euclid, &c., tra bu yn y coleg, a myfyriwr ydyw byth. Cafodd ei ordeinio i gyflawn waith y weinidogaeth ym Moreia, Rhymni, yn 1873, lle y bu yn llwyddiannus iawn am saith mlynedd. Y mae yn Siloa, Aberdar, er 1880, yn "ddisgybl annwyl" ymysg ei frodyr yn y weinidogaeth ac yn dywysog ymsyg ei bobl. Y mae wedi dringo i safle uchel yn yr Enwad. Cyfrifir ef yn un o brif bregethwyr yr Enwad. Y mae yn awdur llyfrau poblogaidd, yn neilltuol i blant. Y mae ei "Bywyd Iesu Grist i'r Plant" wedi cael cylchrediad go gyffredinol trwy'r holl eglwysi. Efe ydyw golygydd Dysgedydd y Plant. Y mae wedi bod yn Ysgrifennydd yr Undeb Cymreig, ac yn tanio'r miloedd ar ei esgynlawr â'i huodledd rhaeadrol a llosg; ond gartref y mae ef yn frenin. Bydded iddo gael byw yn hir i wasanaethu ei genedl a'i oes.

        - "Album Aberhonddu," 1898.

         

        Silyn was born in the quiet, remote area of ​​Gwernogle, where there was no train, no telegraph, no telephone; where the inhabitants' vocabularies did not contain more than four words in the fine language - yes and no, Carmarthen and Paddington. The first name we heard of him was "Wild Silyn"; and when we first saw him, at Brecon College in 1870, we were disappointed: he looked very tame and innocent, and the first impression he left on us was that he was pious, and our opinion of him is the same until the this day. He is a "coin" - one of God's jewels - diamond of the first water. The best we can do is to give his story in his own simple words:

        "Here is the story of the morning of my life. I was born in 1850, in a small, lonely farmhouse called Llynmerdy, on the side of the main road, near Llidiadnenog on one hand and Llanfihangel Rhosycorn Church on the other. I was brought up by my father and mother, John and Peggy, in the valley of the village of Gwernogle - one of seven children, all sons - on the banks of the Clydach estuary, in the middle of oak, alder and hazel woods. I had a little Sunday school at Ysgol y Pwy, Llanfihangel Rhosycorn - a cheap school, and a school that forces all the children of the parish to go to Church on the Sabbath. I went to religion at Gwernogle Independent chapel, where my father and mother were members, when I turned 15. I had a strange conviction about my sin, between the ages of 14 and 15, which remains in their influence until today. I wept more at that time for my sin than I have ever wept since. I wanted to become a preacher before I united with religion, but my parents intended me to be a shopkeeper: for that reason they decided to apprentice me for three years in Pencader's shop. I was not satisfied with that at all, yet I obeyed and went, but I prayed every day for God to release me from there before long, and that is honorable; and before the end of a year I became very ill, and the doctor said that I was in the grip of decline, and that I had to leave the shop forever immediately. So God answered my prayer, and it is strange in my eyes to this day. After recovering, I went to Jonah Evans Grammar School, Llansawel, to prepare for college; but my parents were not able to keep me there. Providentially, a kind farmer from the area was content to give me cheap lodging for a year, and I would preach on the Sabbath and get around 10 shillings every Sabbath to pay for food and school - being helped, of course, according to their ability, from my dear parents."

        He went to Brecon College in 1870, and worked hard with the roots of Hebrew, Greek and Latin, and Euclid, &c., while he was at college, and he is always a student. He was ordained to the full work of the ministry in Moreia, Rhymney, in 1873, where he was very successful for seven years. He has been in Siloa, Aberdar, since 1880, a "beloved disciple" among his brothers in the ministry and a beloved prince of his people. He has climbed to a high position in the Denomination. He is considered one of the main preachers of the Denomination. He is the author of popular books, especially for children. His "Life of Jesus Christ for the Children" has had general circulation through all the churches. He is the editor of Dysgedydd y Plant. He has been the Secretary of the Welsh Union, and ignites the thousands on his ascension with his cascading and fiery eloquence; but at home he is king. May he live long to serve his nation and his life.

        - "Album Aberhonddu," 1898.

8. 1891 United Kingdom Census
   1. • Page: RG12/4551/59/1
9. findagrave.com
   1. • Page: John Evans / Margaret Evans
      • Citation:

        Margaret Evans gwraig John Evans Capel o'r plwyf hwn a gladdwyd Ion 1887 yn 61 oed
        Yr hon a gymerodd lawer o boen erom ni

        Hefyd am y dywededig John Evans bu farw Meh. 15, 1893 yn 72 mlwydd oed
        Hynod ddeuddyn a hunant - wrth alwad eu ceidwad y codant: yn y bedd, mwy ni byddant o ddae'r oer i ne dduw 'r ant

         

        Margaret Evans wife of John Evans Capel of this parish buried Jan 1887 aged 61
        Also the said John Evans died Jun. 15, 1893 aged 72 years.

10. General Register Office: England & Wales Death Index
11. Y Tyst
    1. • Date: 4 February 1887
       • Page: Page 13
       • Citation:

         MARWOLAETHAU.

         EVANS. - Ionawr 21ain, 1887, claddwyd Margaret, priod John Evans, Capel Sant Silyn, Gwernogle. Cafodd fyw i'r oedran teg o 61 mylnedd. Treuliodd ei holl fywyd yn ymyl mangre ei genedigaeth. Gweloud ei chwe' bachgen yn ymaiael o un i un, ac yn ymsefydlu yn ngwahanol gylchoedd bywyd. Hanodd o gyff nodedig am ei ymlynia wrth Ymneillduaeth a chrefydd, a daliodd hithan y faner i fyny hyd y diwedd. Dyoddefodd lawer, a gweithiodd yn galed ar hyd ei hoes. Yr oedd yn garedig heb fod yn wastrafflyd, ac yn siriol heb fod yn wenieithus. Canodd lawer canwaith wrth wneyd ei gwaith ar nosau hirion ganaf yn ngoleu y tân mawn; ac fe erys yr emynau a ganaf yn nghof ei phlant hyd byth. Dyoddefodd boenau dirdynol am wythnosau, a bu farw yn union fel y bu byw, yn son am ei phriod, a'i phlant, a'r chrefydd. Cafodd gladdedigaeth anghyffredin o luosog a pharchus. Pregethwyd yn nghapel Gwernogle, llu bu yn aelod am dros 40 mlynedd, gan y Parch D. Williams, Rhydybont, oddiar y geiriau hyny - 'Gwerthfawr yn ngolwg yr Arglwydd yw marwolaeth ei saint'. Siaradwyd a gweddiwyd ar lan ei bedd yn mynwent Llanfihangel Rhos-y-corn gan ei gweinidog, y Parch T. D. Evans. Heddwch i lwch un o wragedd goreu ac un o famau tyneraf y ddaear, medd ei mab galarus. - D. Silyn Evans.

          

          

         DEATHS.

         EVANS. - January 21st, 1887, Margaret, wife of John Evans, Capel Sant Silyn, Gwernogle, was buried. She lived to the fair age of 61 years. She spent her whole life near the premises of her birth. She saw her six boys leave one by one and settle in different circles of life. She was noted for her adherence to Dissent and religion, and she held the flag up until the end. She suffered a lot, and worked hard all her life. She was kind without being wasteful, and cheerful without being flattering. She sang many a hundred times while doing her work on long nights in the light of the peat fire; and the hymns she sung will remain in the memory of her children forever. She suffered excruciating pains for weeks, and died just as she had lived, talking about her husband, her children, and the religion. She had an unusually large and respectful burial. A sermon was preached in the Gwernogle chapel, where she was a member for over 40 years, by Rev D. Williams, Rhydybont, from those words - 'Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his saints'. There was a talk and prayer at her graveside in Llanfihangel Rhos-y-corn cemetery by her pastor, the Rev T. D. Evans. Peace to the ashes of one of the best women and one of the gentlest mothers on earth, says her grieving son. - D. Silyn Evans.

12. Merthyr Times and Dowlais Times and Aberdare Echo
    1. • Date: 23 June 1893
       • Page: Page 6
       • Citation:

         CONDOLENCE. - Our readers will regret to learn, and we are sure will join us in an expression of most sincere condolence with the Rev. D. Silyn Evans and his brother on the death of their father, which took place in Carmarthenshire yesterday week, after a long and most painful illness. The event, as is very often the case, occurred at a most inopportune time for the reverend gentleman, viz., on the day he was to have left for Conway, North Wales, to attend to the arrangements for the Welsh Congregational Union to be held there next week. Mr. Evans, as most of us know, is one of the secretaries of the Congregational Union, and in that capacity it was necessary for him to be on the spot a few days in advance. He was to have preached there on Sunday also, but of course this sad affair necessitated his abandoning all this. At Siloah Chapel - the reverend gentleman's church - on Sunday morning, the senior deacon, Mr. Dan Thomas, referred in feeling terms to the sorrowful event, and it was evident his sentiments found ready echo in every heart present.