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Needham Yates

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Needham P. Yates
Member of the
Florida House of Representatives
from Brevard
In office
1860–1862
Preceded byJohn Heermans
Succeeded byHenry Overstreet
Personal details
Bornc. 1818
Washington County, Georgia
DiedMarch 1870 (aged 51–52)
Fort Christmas, Florida
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Scott (b. c 1815, m. August 25, 1836, d. c 1848); Malintha Lee (born 1826, married December 29, 1849, died after 1900)
ChildrenWilliam Thomas Yates, Needham, John, Josiah, Amelia, Burrell, David, Elvina, Mary Jane, Andrew, Victoria, Joseph, Noah
Occupationfarmer

Needham P. Yates (c. 1818 – March 1870) was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1860 to 1862.

He was the son of James Yates and Agnes Rowland.

He was the first Yates in the Shingle Creek community in 1847. His land was homestead land with the deed signed by president Franklin Pierce.

Barber–Mizell feud

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Needham was accused of killing Dave Mizell in Orange County, setting off the Barber–Mizell feud among the Mizells, Barbers, Yateses and Overstreets. Needham was shot dead, along with his sons, Needham and William, in the feud in 1870.

See also

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References

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Preceded by Member of the
Florida House of Representatives
from Brevard County

1860, 1861
Succeeded by
  1. ^ "RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: My Families". wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  2. ^ Eriksen, John, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA: A Short History to 1955 [dead link]
  3. ^ Shofner, Jerrell H., History of Brevard County Volume 1
  4. ^ People of Lawmaking in Florida
  5. ^ "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/S5X2-ZV1 : accessed 2014-02-19), entry for Needham /Yates/.