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Hello Genieflower
Thanks for your message - yes I do know the area quite well but am not all that proficient in the computer world and am not able to advise you but I do believe it is possible to send emails direct to each other and am quite willing to co-operate but I don't know the procedures for doing it.

Using nomdeplumes is essential to keep our privacy but in a recent exchange of correspondence I was conversing with someone I felt sure was a male and it turned out to be a female  and that same person thought I was a female - how wrong can one be - so if we do get to the stage where we are sending messages to each other I am letting you know that I am male -Iago does not give much of a clue  to gender.
Went to Brecon Library today  but was disappointed in my look ups
Speak to you again
Best Wishes
Iago

Hello Genieflower

The details ,of the gravestone was taken from a list of Memorial Inscriptions published by Gareth Jones in 1996 for Bethel Chapel Llandefaelog fach Parish  (also known as Bethel Chapel, Lower Chapel (It is adjacent to the B4520 about ˝  mile north of Pwllgloyw and is only about 10 yards outside of Merthyr Cynog Parish Boundary. There is not a Baptist chapel in  Merthyr Cynog Parish although there are two Congregational and two Methodist Chapels in the Parish as well as two Churches and it would appear from the information you have given that they were  Baptists and that would be the reason for them  being buried at  Bethel. (Tynwain is not so very far from  Bethel – in fact it is in the next valley).
I don’t know how much you know about Tynwain – but a word of warning – there are two Tynwains or Tynwauns in M C Parishes (Also two Tynwerns). M C is divided into 4 wards for census purposes; Duffryn Honddu Upper (Upper Chapel) and Duffryn Honddu Lower; Yscirfechan and Yscirfawr – The Tynwain you are interested in is in the Yscirfawr Ward. (According to a little book I have entitled Welsh Place names in Breconshire Tyn-y-waun means house in the meadow and Tyn-y-wern the house in the alders or marsh – now I am rambling on.
In a booklet  entitled “An outline history of Bethel Baptist Church“ under the heading Trustees re Purchase of Land  to build Bethel Chapel  there is a John Williams Tynymaen Merthyr Cynog farmer
The description of the gravestone is given as – Fawn sandstone “coffin lid” on legs:-
To the memory of Selina wife of Thomas Davies of Tynwayn , in the Parish of Merthyr Cynog who died Feb 19th 1865 aged 32 years.
(followed by a religious verse in welsh). Also in loving memory of the said Thomas  Davies who died Oct. 21st. 1925 aged 95 years.
There are a number of gravestones in the vicinity relating to the Williams family who I think would be Selina’s relations but more of that in  the future if you are interested.
I hope to look up the census details in the local library tomorrow and with a bit of luck may be able to give you some more information.
All for now
Best Wishes
Iago