Thanks Homer - that does sound like it very well could have been a Barbour Co. led group. The Keyes family is in the book and I expect that was also part of the documentation. I'll get that article. Thanks -bob Homer JONES wrote: > W/ ref to Os Confederados: > > Some real good reading on the exodus > to Brazil can be found in the 1930 > summer and fall issue of the Alabama > Historical Quarterly by Dr. Peter > Brannon; the series is concluded in > the 1966 fall and winter issue which > is a diary kept by Julia L. Keys of > Montgomery; the diary period is > from Apr 1867 to Aug 1870 when > the family returned to the US; the > articles contain many names from > Ala, Ga. SC and Tex which are very > familiar to large number of us; a > partial list from Ala: > Col Wm H. Norris/Dr. Robt Norris/ > Jno Cole/Col Robt Broadnax/Joe > Whitaker/Wm Daniel/Capt Ben Yancey/ > Dalton Yancey/Jno Dumas/ Capt Lee > Bryant/Henry Capps/Wm Owen/Edwrd > Trigg/Dr. Cicero Jones/Dr. C.P. Ezelle/ > Wm Barr and many, many more; > > A large nmber of descendants live today > in the City of Americana, Brazil > > Deo Vindice, > > Homer > > ==== ALBARBOU Mailing List ==== > This is a closed list and only subscribers will be allowed to post. NO FLAMING, OBSCENE LANGUAGE OR DISRESPECT OF ANY KIND WILL BE TOLERATED. No virus postings will be allowed. Got a complaint then contact me not the list margie@majorinternet.com Good luck in your searches.