| Henry Clay Overstreet (b. Oct 11, 1821 | |
| Office: | Member of the Florida House of Representatives from Brevard |
| Term Start: | 1862 |
| Term End: | 1864 |
| Predecessor: | Needham Yates |
| Successor: | James F. P. Johnson |
| Term Start2: | 1865 |
| Term End2: | 1867 |
| Predecessor2: | James F. P. Johnson |
| Successor2: | Brevard not represented 1867–1869 |
| Residence: | Orlando, Florida Kissimmee, Florida |
| Birth Date: | 11 October 1821[1] [2] |
| Birth Place: | Emanuel County, Georgia |
| Death Place: | Kissimmee, Florida |
| Restingplace: | Shingle Creek Cemetery, Kissimmee, Florida |
| Occupation: | farmer, shoemaker |
| Spouse: | Mary Cowart (m. 4 Jul 1843, Emanuel County, Georgia) |
| Children: | Elmina Victoria (b. November 1847), Ann Martha (b. 1850), Malcolm N. (b. May 6, 1850), Eleazer Lewis Daniel (b. February 8, 1852), Lucinda (b. 1854), Vianna Matilda (b. 1856), Henry, Jr., (b. March 6, 1856), William Stonewall Jackson (b. 1858), John James Matthew (b. 1858), Henrietta (b. 1860), Alice Mary (b. 1862), George Washington (b. April 11, 1870)[3] |
Henry Clay Overstreet was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1862 to 1864 and from 1865 to 1867.
He was born in Emanuel County, Georgia, the son of Daniel Overstreet, and Martha Alberson. He moved to Orlando, Florida in 1856 and to Kissimmee, Florida in 1860.
He was among the belligerents of the Barber–Mizell feud among the Mizells, Barbers, Yateses and Overstreets.[4] [5]