Diaries, 1867-1870.

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Diaries, 1867-1870.

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Diaries, 1867 Apr. 27-1869 Mar. 25, that detail the life of the Keyes family in Brazil. There is also an 1870 June 23 entry toward the end of the smaller diary that is a reminiscence of her life. In the diaries themselves are detailed the journey to Brazil through New Orleans, La., the family's experiences in Brazil, especially in Linhares, Lake Japarana, Rio de Janeiro (including Dixie Island), Pai Grande, and San Domingo. Keyes concentrates particularly on the weather and terrain in Brazil, and the experiences and decisions made by her father, Dr. John W. Keyes, her mother, Julia Keyes, and her elder sister and her husband, Eula and Dr. John Coachman, respectively. There are also poems and short stories composed by Keyes.

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Keyes, John Washington, 1825-1892.

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Coachman, John William.

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Keyes, Jenny Rutledge, ca. 1856-1879.

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Jenny Keyes was the daughter of Dr. John Washington and Julia Louisa Keyes, and she married James E. Davidson. From the description of Diaries, 1867-1870. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122380423 ...

Coachman, Eula Hentz.

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Keyes, Julia L. (Julia Louisa), 18 -18 .

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Julia Louisa Lee, author, married Dr. John Washington Keyes in Tuskegee, Macon Co., Ala., on 1846 Nov. 4. After he served in the Confederate Army, the entire family moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1867, to join the Gunter colony. Dr. Keyes became dentist to the emperor and to the royal family, and was succeeded in that position by his son-in-law, Dr. John William Coachman. Julia and Dr. Keyes had eleven children. From the description of Our life in Brazil: manuscript (for publica...