Joseph Berry Keyes was born on Dec 19 1819 in South Carolina, USA. He died on Oct 19 1886 in Smith, Mississippi, USA. Joe Berry was a son of Joshua Keyes and Rachel Sarah Keyes. (Rachel Sarah is believed to have been full-blooded Indian; Joe Berry believed to be one-half Indian; and Sarah Caroline Keyes Bryant [my g grandmother om] believed to be one-fourth Indian, as I believe is evidenced by her photo.)

Joseph Berry Keyes was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Pine Grove Cemetery). He lived in Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1850. He lived in Mississippi, Covington, Mississippi, United States in 1860. He lived in Township 1 Range 7, Smith, Mississippi, United States in 1870. He lived in Smith, Mississippi, United States in 1880.

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The following from Jim Huffman: Pvt. Joseph Berry Keyes, Co. B ("Covington Rebels," raised in Covington County, MS), 6th (Balfour's) Battalion MS Infantry, which became Co. B, 46th MS Infantry. Enlisted Feb. 22, 1862, at Williamsburg, Covington County, MS. His son, John Wiley Keyes, enlisted at age 16 and substituted for his father. Joseph Berry Keyes enlisted again, this time into Co. B ("Covington Farmers," raised in Covington County, MS), 1st Battalion MS Cavalry (State Troops) (McNair's). Enlisted Aug. 31, 1864, at Brandon, Rankin County, MS, at age 45. Present on Sept. 14, 1864, company muster roll (only one on file for this short-term unit). Southern Patriot!
- Jim Huffman

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Joseph Berry Keyes and Elizabeth Ann Sellers had the following children:

Elender Ann Keyes was born on Mar 21 1843 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Oct 15 1922.

John Wiley Keyes was born on Dec 25 1845 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 04 1916 in Covington, Mississippi, USA.

William Newton Keyes was born in 1848 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Sep 28 1935.

Juriah Keyes was born on Oct 07 1850 in Mississippi, USA. She died on May 16 1933. She married William Cicero "Wild Bill" Sullivan about 1869.

Joseph Berry Keyes Jr was born in 1853 in Mississippi, USA. He died in 1920. He married Eliza Jane McAlpin.

James Keyes was born in 1855 in Mississippi, USA.

Sarah Caroline Keyes was born on Jan 07 1856 in Mississippi, USA. She died on May 22 1914.

Elizabeth Rachel "Betty" Keyes was born on Jul 31 1859 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jul 22 1940.

Martha Ann Keyes was born on Mar 19 1860 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 13 1914.

Joshua C. Keyes was born on Feb 27 1862 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Aug 13 1915.

Mary C. Keyes was born in Mar 1864 in Mississippi, USA. She died in Jul 1947.

Nancy H. Keyes was born on Mar 06 1864. She died on Jan 29 1932.

Richard Frank Keyes was born in 1869 in Mississippi, USA. He died in 1935.