The
Barber-Mizell Feud
For Futher Reading:
· “Cattle
Feud Slaughtered Mizells, Barbers during Reconstruction,” by Mark Andrews, The
Orlando Sentinel, Sunday, March 29, 1992, Page K-6.
· Orlando:
A Centennial History, by Eve Bacon, The Mickler
House Publishers, Chuluota, Florida, 1975.
· Pine
Castle: A Walk Down Memory Lane, by Ruth
Barber Linton, Book Crafters, Chelsea, Michigan, 1993.
· Pioneers
of Wiregrass Georgia, by Huxford Folks ( A series of
genealogical compilations covering the counties of Irwin, Appling, Wayne,
Camden, and Glynn).
· Orlando
in the Long, long, ago . . . and now, by Kena
Fries, Florida Press, Orlando, 1938.
· Florida’s
Frontier: The Way Hit Wuz, by Mary Ida Bass Shearhart,
Magnolia Press, Gainesville, Georgia, 1992.
Write her at: 2850 Boggy Creek Road, Kissimmee, FL 34744.
Feud-related deaths enumerated in the1870 Mortality schedule, Orange County, Florida:
·
Isaac Barber, 35, white male, married,
born in Georgia, shot in March.
·
Moses Barber, 37, white male, married,
born in Georgia, Farmer, drowned in March.
·
William Bronson, 37, white male,
married, farmer, born in South Carolina, shot in March.
·
David Mizell, 40, white male, married,
born in Georgia, Sheriff, murdered in March.
·
Needham Yates, 52, white male, married,
born in Georgia, Farmer, shot in March.
·
William Yates, 32, white male, married,
born in Georgia, Farmer, shot in March.
Barber Burials at Finney Point Cemetery, ST. Cloud, Florida:
· Henry
W. Barber (3 Jan 1863 – 8 Nov 1901)
· Infant
son of Dan and Viola Barber
· Warren
Barber (1890-1973) and Elizabeth (1896 - ?)
· Edmund
Dennis Barber (17 Feb 1920 – 30 Dec 1982)
· Joseph
Barber (27 Sept 1860 – 5 June 1893)
·
Isaac Barber (29 July 1835 – 20 March
1870), killed during the feud
· Infant
son of John and Della Barber, 20 Feb 1919
Inex to these pages:
1.
Introduction
9.
Aftermath