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The '''Hatfield–McCoy feud''' (1863–1891) involved two families of the [[West Virginia]]–[[Kentucky]] area along the [[Tug Fork]], off the [[Big Sandy River (Kentucky-West Virginia)|Big Sandy River]]. The Hatfields of West Virginia were led by [[Devil Anse Hatfield|William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield]] while the McCoys of Kentucky were under the leadership of [[Randolph McCoy|Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy]]. Those involved in the feud were descended from Ephraim Hatfield (born c. 1765) and William McCoy (born c. 1750). The feud has entered the American [[folklore]] [[lexicon]] as a metaphor for any bitterly [[feud]]ing rival parties. More than 100 years later, the story of the feud has become a modern symbol of the perils of [[family honor]], justice, and vengeance.
The '''Hatfield–McCoy feud''' (1863–1891) involved two families of the [[West Virginia]]–[[Kentucky]] area along the [[Tug Fork]], off the [[Big Sandy River (Kentucky-West Virginia)|Big Sandy River]]. The Hatfields of West Virginia were led by [[Devil Anse Hatfield|William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield]] while the McCoys of Kentucky were under the leadership of [[Randolph McCoy|Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy]]. Those involved in the feud were descended from Ephraim Hatfield (born c. 1765) and William McCoy (born c. 1750). The feud has entered the American [[folklore]] [[lexicon]] as a metaphor for any bitterly [[feud]]ing rival parties. More than 100 years later, the story of the feud has become a modern symbol of the perils of [[family honor]], justice, and vengeance.


==p. 59–60.</ref>
==Family origins==
they are all foreign assholes
William McCoy, the patriarch of the McCoys, was born in [[Ireland]] around 1750 and emigrated to [[Highland County, Virginia|Doe Hill, Virginia]].<ref>{{citation|last=Morton|first=Orec Frederic|title=A history of Pendleton County, West Virginia|url=http://books.google.com/books/about/A_history_of_Pendleton_County_West_Virgi.html?id=JzcTAAAAYAAJ|place=Franklin, W.V.|publisher=Genealogical Publishing|year=1910|page=257}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=History of West Virginia, old and new, Vol. II: Biographical|url=http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofwestvir02call#page/390/mode/2up|pages=390–391|year=1923|publisher=American Historical Society}}</ref> The family, led by grandson [[Randolph McCoy|Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy]], lived mostly on the [[Kentucky]] side of [[Tug Fork]] (a tributary of the [[Big Sandy River (Ohio River)|Big Sandy River]]). Of [[English people|English]] origin<ref>http://www.genfan.com/getperson.php?personID=I20327&tree=MASTER</ref> the Hatfields, led by [[Devil Anse Hatfield|William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield]], son of Ephraim and Nancy (Vance) Hatfield, lived mostly on the [[West Virginia]] side. Both families were part of the first wave of pioneers who came from [[Northern Ireland]] (then [[Ulster]]), to settle the Tug Valley (also called the Grand Horse Valley). The majority of the Hatfields living in [[Mingo County, West Virginia|Mingo County]] (then part of [[Logan County, West Virginia|Logan County]]) (eventually West Virginia) fought for the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]] in the [[American Civil War]]; most McCoys, living in Pike County, Kentucky, also fought for the Confederacy; with the exception of Asa Harmon McCoy, who fought for the Union. The first real violence in the feud was the death of returning [[Union Army|Union]] soldier Asa Harmon McCoy, murdered by a group of ex-Confederate [[Confederate Home Guard|Homeguard]]s called the "Logan Wildcats." Devil Anse Hatfield was a suspect at first, but was later confirmed to have been sick at home at the time of the murder. It was widely believed that his uncle, Jim Vance, a member of the Wildcats, committed the murder.<ref>Pearce p. 59–60.</ref>


[[File:HatfieldClan.jpg|thumbnail|300px|The Hatfield clan in 1897.]]
[[File:HatfieldClan.jpg|thumbnail|300px|The Hatfield clan in 1897.]]

Revision as of 14:04, 12 November 2012

"Hatfields & McCoys" redirects here. For the TV miniseries, see Hatfields & McCoys (TV miniseries).
Hatfield–McCoy feud site along the Tug Fork tributary (right) in the Big Sandy River watershed

The Hatfield–McCoy feud (1863–1891) involved two families of the West Virginia–Kentucky area along the Tug Fork, off the Big Sandy River. The Hatfields of West Virginia were led by William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield while the McCoys of Kentucky were under the leadership of Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy. Those involved in the feud were descended from Ephraim Hatfield (born c. 1765) and William McCoy (born c. 1750). The feud has entered the American folklore lexicon as a metaphor for any bitterly feuding rival parties. More than 100 years later, the story of the feud has become a modern symbol of the perils of family honor, justice, and vengeance.

==p. 59–60.</ref> they are all foreign assholes

The Hatfield clan in 1897.

The Hatfields were more affluent than the McCoys and were well-connected politically. Devil Anse Hatfield's timbering operation was a source of wealth for his family, but he employed many non-Hatfields, and even hired McCoy family members Albert McCoy, Lorenzo Dow McCoy, and Selkirk McCoy.

Feud

Asa Harmon McCoy, who was despised by Jim Vance, uncle of Devil Anse Hatfield, for joining the Union Army during the Civil War, was discharged from the army early because of a broken leg. He returned home to a warning from Vance that Harmon could expect a visit from Devil Anse's Wildcats. Frightened by gunshots as he drew water from his well, Harmon hid in a nearby cave, supplied with food and necessities each day by his slave, Pete, but the Wildcats followed Pete's tracks in the snow, discovered Harmon, and fatally shot him on January 7, 1865[citation needed].

At first, Wildcat leader Devil Anse Hatfield was the prime suspect, but later, after he was confirmed to have been confined to his bed, suspicion of guilt focused squarely on Vance, but in an era when Harmon's military service was widely considered by many of the region's inhabitants to be in and of itself an act of disloyalty, even Harmon's own family believed that he had brought his murder upon himself.[citation needed] Eventually, the case withered, and no suspect was brought to trial.

The second recorded instance of violence in the feud occurred 13 years later, in 1878, after a dispute about the ownership of a hog: Floyd Hatfield had the hog, but Randolph McCoy said it was his.[1] The pig was only in the fight because some Hatfields believed that since the pig was on their land, it was theirs. The McCoys objected, saying that the "notches" (markings) on the pig's ears were McCoy, not Hatfield marks. The matter was taken to the local Justice of the Peace, Anderson "Preacher Anse" Hatfield,[2] who ruled for the Hatfields by the testimony of Bill Staton, a relative of both families. In June 1880, Staton was killed by two McCoy brothers, Sam and Paris, later acquitted on the grounds of self-defense.

A section of the floodwall along the Tug Fork in Matewan, West Virginia, constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, depicts the Hatfield–McCoy feud.

The feud escalated after Roseanna McCoy entered a relationship (courtship) with Devil Anse Hatfield's son Johnson known as "Johnse" (spelt "Jonce" in some sources), leaving her family to live with the Hatfields in West Virginia. Roseanna eventually returned to the McCoys, but when the couple tried to resume their relationship, Johnse Hatfield was arrested by the McCoys on outstanding Kentucky bootlegging warrants. He was freed from McCoy custody only when Roseanna made a desperate midnight ride to alert Devil Anse, who organized a rescue party. The Hatfield party surrounded the McCoys and took Johnse back to West Virginia before he could be transported to the Pikeville, Kentucky county seat, for justice the next day.

Despite what was seen as a betrayal of her family on his behalf, Johnse Hatfield thereafter abandoned the pregnant Roseanna for her cousin, Nancy McCoy, marrying her in 1881.

The escalation continued in 1882 when Ellison Hatfield, brother of Devil Anse, was killed by three of Roseanna McCoy's young brothers: Tolbert, Pharmer, and Bud. Ellison was stabbed 26 times and finished off with a shot during an election day fight that took place in Kentucky. The McCoy brothers were initially arrested by Hatfield constables and were taken to Pikeville for trial. Unbeknownst, Devil Anse Hatfield organized a large group of followers and intercepted the constables and their McCoy prisoners before they reached Pikeville. The brothers were taken by force to West Virginia to await the fate of mortally wounded Ellison Hatfield, and when Ellison finally died from his injuries, the McCoys brothers were themselves murdered in turn. They were tied to pawpaw bushes, where each was shot numerous times. Their bodies were described as "bullet-riddled".[3]

The feud reached its peak during the 1888 New Year's Night Massacre. Several members of the Hatfield clan surrounded the McCoy cabin and opened fire on the sleeping family. The cabin was set on fire in an effort to drive Randolph McCoy into the open. He escaped by making a break for it, but two of his children were murdered, and his wife was beaten and left for dead. The remaining McCoys moved to Pikeville to escape the West Virginia raiding parties.

Between 1880 and 1891, the feud claimed more than a dozen members of the two families, becoming headline news around the country, and compelling the governors of both Kentucky and West Virginia to call up their state militias to restore order.[citation needed] On one occasion, the Governor of West Virginia even threatened to have his militia invade Kentucky. In response, Kentucky Governor S. B. Buckner sent his Adjutant General Sam Hill[4] to Pike County to investigate the situation. Nearly a dozen died, and at least 10 people were wounded.[5]

In 1888, Wall Hatfield and eight others were arrested by a posse led by Frank Phillips and brought to Kentucky to stand trial for the murder of Alifair McCoy, killed during the New Year's Massacre.[6] She had been shot after exiting the burning house. Because of issues of due process and illegal extradition, the United States Supreme Court became involved (Mahon v. Justice, 127 U.S. 700 (1888)).[7] The Supreme Court ruled 7–2 in favor of Kentucky, holding that, even if a fugitive is returned from the asylum state illegally instead of through lawful extradition procedure, no federal law prevents him from being tried. Eventually, the men were indeed tried in Kentucky, and all were found guilty. Seven received life imprisonment, while the eighth, Ellison "Cottontop" Mounts, was executed by hanging.[8] Thousands attended the hanging in Pikeville.

  • Valentine "Uncle Wall" Hatfield, elder brother of Devil Anse, was overshadowed by Devil Anse's ambitions but was one of the eight convicted, dying in prison of unknown causes. He petitioned his brothers to assist in his emancipation from jail, but none came for fear of being captured and brought to trial. He was buried in the prison cemetery, which has since been paved over.
  • William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, the younger and more militant brother of Valentine Hatfield, led the clan in most of their combative endeavors.
  • Doc D. Mahon, son-in-law of Valentine and brother of Pliant, one of the eight Hatfields convicted, served 14 years in prison before returning home to live with his son, Melvin.
  • Pliant Mahon, son-in-law of Valentine and brother of Doc,[clarification needed] served 14 years in prison before returning home to rejoin his ex-wife, who had remarried but left her second husband to live with Pliant again.

Fighting between the families eased following the hanging of Mounts. Trials continued for years until the 1901 trial of Johnse Hatfield, the last of the feud trials.

Deaths

  • [1] 1865: Former Union soldier Asa Harmon McCoy, January 7, probably by the "Logan Wildcats" led by Jim Vance.[9]
  • [2] 1878: Bill Staton (nephew of Randolph McCoy), as revenge for testifying on behalf of Floyd Hatfield in his trial for stealing a McCoy hog.[10] Shot by Sam McCoy-nephew of Randolph McCoy Sr.[11]
  • [3] 1882: Ellison Hatfield, in a fight with Tolbert, Pharmer, and Randolph McCoy, Jr., August 7, dying two days later on August 9.[12]
  • [4] 1882: Tolbert McCoy, tied to pawpaw trees & killed as revenge for Ellison Hatfield's shooting/stabbing on August 9, 1882, the day Ellison died.
  • [4] 1882: Pharmer McCoy, tied to pawpaw trees & killed as revenge for Ellison Hatfield's shooting/stabbing on August 9, 1882, the day Ellison died.
  • [4] 1882: Randolph McCoy Jr., tied to pawpaw trees & killed as revenge for Ellison Hatfield's shooting/stabbing on August 9, 1882, the day Ellison died.[13]
  • [5] 1886: "Jeff McCoy," following his murder of mail carrier Fred Wolford,[14] shot by "Cap" Hatfield[11]
  • [6] 1888: Calvin McCoy, January 1 at Randolph's house by nine attackers led by Jim Vance. The attackers failed in their attempt to eliminate witnesses against them.[15]
  • 1888: Alifair McCoy, January 1 at Randolph's house by Ellison Mounts.
  • 1888 January 7: Jim Vance, killed by Frank Phillips[11]
  • 1888 January 18: Deputy Bill Dempsey, wounded by Jim McCoy and killed by Frank Phillips in Battle of Grapevine Creek[16]
  • 1890: Ellison Mounts, hanged February 18, 1890[17] for Alifair's murder.[8]

Numbers in green square brackets [ ] are cross references to names on the family trees below.

Hatfields and McCoys in the modern era

In 1979, the families united for a special week's taping of the popular game show Family Feud, in which they played for a cash prize and a pig which was kept on stage during the games.[18] The McCoy family won the week-long series three games to two. While the Hatfield family won more money -- $11,272 to the McCoys' $8,459—the decision was made to augment the McCoy family's winnings to $11,273.[19]

Tourists travel to parts of West Virginia and Kentucky each year to see the areas and historic relics which remain from the days of the feud. In 1999, a large project known as the "Hatfield and McCoy Historic Site Restoration" was completed, funded by a federal grant from the Small Business Administration. Many improvements to various feud sites were completed. A committee of local historians spent months researching reams of information to find out about the factual history of the events surrounding the feud. This research was compiled in an audio compact disc, the Hatfield–McCoy Feud Driving Tour. The CD is a self-guided driving tour of the restored feud sites and includes maps and pictures as well as the audio CD (see external link below).

Great-great-great grandsons of feud patriarch Randolph McCoy, Bo McCoy of Waycross, Georgia, and his cousin, Ron McCoy of Durham, North Carolina, organized a historic joint family reunion of the Hatfield and McCoy families in 2000. More than 5,000 people attended the reunion, which attained national attention.[20]

In 2002, Bo and Ron McCoy brought a lawsuit to acquire access to the McCoy Cemetery which holds the graves of six family members, including five slain during the feud. The McCoys took on a private property owner, John Vance, who had restricted access to the cemetery.[21] While the McCoys claimed victory in the suit, as of 2003 the cemetery was still not open to the general public.[citation needed]

In the 2000s, a 500-mile (800 km) all-terrain vehicle trail system, the Hatfield–McCoy Trails, was created around the theme of the feud.[22]

The Hatfield-McCoy feud is featured in a musical comedy dinner show in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Hatfield-McCoy production (July 2012)

On June 14, 2003 in Pikeville, Kentucky, the McCoy cousins partnered with Reo Hatfield of Waynesboro, Virginia, to author an official truce between the families. Reo Hatfield said that he wanted to show that if the two families could reach an accord, others could also. He had said that he wanted to send a broader message to the world that when national security is at risk, Americans put their differences aside and stand united: "We're not saying you don't have to fight because sometimes you do have to fight," he said. "But you don't have to fight forever." Signed by more than sixty descendants during the fourth Hatfield-McCoy Festival, the truce was touted as a proclamation of peace, saying "We ask by God's grace and love that we be forever remembered as those that bound together the hearts of two families to form a family of freedom in America." Governor Paul E. Patton of Kentucky and Governor Bob Wise of West Virginia signed proclamations declaring June 14 Hatfield and McCoy Reconciliation Day. Ron McCoy, one of the festival's founders, said it is unknown where the three signed proclamations will be exhibited. "The Hatfields and McCoys symbolize violence and feuding and fighting, but by signing this, hopefully people will realize that's not the final chapter," he said.

In 2011, the Hatfields and McCoys Dinner Show, a musical comedy production, opened in the resort community of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, near the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The dinner show is held at 8 p.m. daily. During peak tourist seasons there is also a 2 p.m. lunch program.

The Hatfield and McCoy Reunion Festival and Marathon are held annually in June on a three-day weekend. The events take place in Pikeville, KY., Matewan, WV., and Williamson, WV. The festival commemorates the famed feud and includes a marathon and half-marathon (the motto is “no feudin’, just runnin’”), in addition to an ATV ride in all three towns. There is also a tug-of-war across the Tug Fork tributary near which the feuding families lived, a live re-enactment of scenes from their most famous fight, a motorcycle ride, live entertainment, Hatfield-McCoy landmark tours, a cornbread contest, pancake breakfast, arts, crafts, and dancing. Launched in 2000, the festival typically attracts thousands with more than 300 runners taking part in the races.[23]

Media

Film

The 1923 Buster Keaton comedy Our Hospitality centers on the "Canfield–McKay feud," a thinly disguised fictional version of the Hatfield–McCoy feud.[24]

The 1946 Disney cartoon short, The Martins and the Coys in Make Mine Music animated feature was another very thinly disguised caricature of the Hatfield–McCoy feud.[25]

In 1949, the Samuel Goldwyn feature film Roseanna McCoy told the story of the romance between the title character, played by Joan Evans, and Johnse Hatfield, played by Farley Granger.[26]

The 1949 Screen Songs short "Comin' Round the Mountain" features another thinly disguised caricature of the Hatfield–McCoy feud, with cats (called "Catfields") and dogs ("McHounds") fighting each other, until a new school teacher arrives.[27]

The 1951 Abbott and Costello feature Coming Round the Mountain features a feud between the Winfields and McCoy families.[28]

A 1975 television movie titled The Hatfields and the McCoys told a fictionalized version of the story. It starred Jack Palance as "Devil Anse" Hatfield and Steve Forrest as "Randall" McCoy.[29]

The two feuding Virginia families in the 2007 made-for-TV film Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud are called Hatfield and McCoy.[30]

In 2012, Lionsgate Films released a direct-to-DVD film titled Hatfields & McCoys: Bad Blood, starring Jeff Fahey, Perry King, and Christian Slater.[citation needed]

Literature

Ann Rinaldi authored a historical novel titled The Coffin Quilt, based on a fictionalized account of the feud.[31]

The feud is satirized in Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn. In the novel, Huck finds himself in the middle of a feud between the Shepherdson and Grangerford families.[32]

Television

In 1950, Warner Bros. released a Merrie Melodies spoof of the Hatfield–McCoy feud titled "Hillbilly Hare", featuring Bugs Bunny interacting with members of the "Martin family" who had been feuding with the "Coy family". When Bugs Bunny is asked "Be y'all a Martin or be y'all a Coy rabbit?", Bugs answers, "Well, my friends say I'm very coy" and laughs. The Martin brothers chase Bugs for the rest of the short and are outwitted by him at every turn.[33]

The Flintstones featured a feud between the Hatrocks and the Flintstones in the episode "The Flintstone Hillbillies" (aired January 16, 1964), which was loosely based upon the Hatfield–McCoy feud.[34]

The Andy Griffith Show also alluded to the rivalry in an episode called "A Feud is a Feud" (aired December 5, 1960), in which the feud is between the Wakefields and Carters.[35]

The 1968 Merrie Melodies cartoon "Feud with a Dude" has the character Merlin the Magic Mouse trying to make peace with the two families, only to end up as the new target. This short has Hatfield claiming that McCoy stole his hen while McCoy claims Hatfield stole his pig.[36]

The Hatfield–McCoy feud is also said to be the inspiration for a long-running game show, Family Feud, and the Hatfields and McCoys actually appeared on the show in 1979, as mentioned above.[37]

From May 28–30, 2012, U.S. television network History aired a three-part miniseries titled Hatfields & McCoys,[38] starring Kevin Costner as William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield and co-starring Bill Paxton as Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy, Tom Berenger as Jim Vance and Powers Boothe as Judge Valentine "Wall" Hatfield.[39][40] The miniseries set the record as the most-watched entertainment telecast in the history of advertising-supported basic cable.[41]

Theatre

In 1999, the interactive play "Rodeo and Julie-Ed" was first staged. The play was a barn-dance version of Shakespeare's classic with the Hatfields and McCoys as the feuding families.[42]

The Hatfield-McCoy Dinner Theatre in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee features a musical show loosely based on the events of the feud. Dinner patrons are seated at tables in either a Hatfield or McCoy section.[43]

Hatfield Genealogy

Devil Anse Hatfield family tree

To view, click on the righthand side of the bar below.
Names in red indicate those who were killed as a direct result of the feud.[44]
Names in orange highlight intermarriages between Hatfield and McCoy.
Numbers in green square brackets [ ] are cross references to the timeline in the "Deaths" section above

Devil Anse Hatfield family tree
with Marywith Anna
Ephraim Hatfield
b. c1765
m. Mary Smith Goff
m. Anna M. Musick Bundy
Valentine
b. 1789
m. Martha Weddington		George
b. 1804
m. Nancy Whitt		Jeremiah
b. 1805
m. Rachel Vance
Ephraim
(Big Eaf)
b. 1811
m. Nancy Vance
(sister of
Jim Vance)		Anderson
(Deacon Anse)
b. 1835
m. Polly Runyan		Basil
b. c1840
m. Nancy Lowe		Elias
(Bad 'Lias)
b. 1853
m. Jane Chafin		Floyd
b. 1858
m. Anne Pinson
m. Jenny Hunt		Ephraim
b. 1838
m. Elizabeth McCoy
Valentine
(Uncle Wall)
b. 1834
m. Jane Maynard		Martha
b. 1838		Anderson
(Devil Anse)
b. 1839
m. Levicy Chafin		*Ellison[3]
b. c1842
m. Sarah Staton (daughter of niece Nancy McCoy below)		Elias
(Good 'Lias)
b. 1848
m. Elizabeth Chafin
Victoria
b. 1862
m. Plyant Mahon		Ellison MountsDr. Henry D.
b. 1875
m. South Carolina Bronson
Johnson
(Johnse)
b. 1862
m. Nancy McCoy
m. Rebecca Browning
m. Roxie Browning
m. Nettie Toler		Wm. Anderson
(Cap)
b. 1864
m. Nancy Glenn		Robt E. Lee
b. 1867
m. Mariah Wolford		Nancy
b. 1869
m. John Vance
m. Charlie Mullens		Elliott Rutherford
b. 1872
m. Margaret Shindler		Mary
b. 1873
m. Frank Howe		Elizabeth
b. 1875
m. John Caldwell		Elias
b. 1878
m. Peggy Simple		Detroit
(Troy)
b. 1881
m. Pearl		Joseph
b. 1883
m. Grace Ferrell		Rosada
b. 1885
m. Marion Browning		Willis Wilson
b. 1888
m. Lakie Maynor
m. Ida Chafin		Tennyson
(Tennis)
b. 1890
m. Lettie Hunter
m. Sadie Walters
m. Margaret

Hatfield family genetics

The male members of the family may have belonged to Y chromosome haplogroup E1b1b Ysearch user 3AC8Z is a descendant, and the family participates in the Hatfield DNA surname project. (Kit number 79827 is descended from Ephraim Hatfield.)

Hatfield descendents

Assassinated police chief Sid Hatfield famously credited himself as a member of the Hatfield clan (his father, Jacob, was a son of Jeremiah Hatfield and Rachel Vance), while West Virginia Governor Henry D. Hatfield, Washington senator Brian Hatfield and singer-songwriter Juliana Hatfield[45] are actual descendants of the Hatfield family. Former New York Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni is also reputedly a descendent of the Hatfields.[46]

McCoy Genealogy

Randolph McCoy family tree

To view, click on the righthand side of the bar below.
Names in red indicate those who were killed as a direct result of the feud.
Names in orange highlight intermarriages between Hatfield and McCoy.
Numbers in green square brackets [ ] are cross-references to the timeline in the "Deaths" section above.[44][47]

Randolph McCoy family tree
William McCoy
b. c1750 Samuel
b. c1782
m. Elizabeth (Davis?)Daniel
b. 1790
m. Margaret TaylorJohn
b. 1788
m. Margaret Jackson Asa
b. c1810
m. Eleanor BurressWilliam
b. c1811
m. Mary BuressAllen
b. c1823
m. Betty BlankenshipSarah
b. 1829
m. 1st cousin
RandolphRandolph
b. 1825
m. 1st cousin
Sarah*Asa Harmon[1]
b. c1828
m. Martha KlineNancy
b. c1809
m. Wm Staton Selkirk
b. c1830
m.Louisa WilliamsonElizabeth
b. c1838
m. Ephraim HatfieldMary M
b. 1851
m. Bill DanielsJacob
b. 1853
m. Elizabeth Vance
m. Ruth ChristianLarkin
b. 1856-d.1937
m. Mary Coleman. *Louis Jefferson[5]
(Jeff)
b. 1859-d.1886Asa H
(Bud)
b. c1862Nancy
b. c1865
m. Johnse Hatfield
m. Frank PhillipsSarah
b. c1844
m. *Ellison[3] Hatfield*William Staton[2]
b. c1852 Lorenzo Dow
b. c1852
m. PhoebeFrank McCoy
1889-1969
m. America Hatfield
1893-1960
(granddaughter of *Ellison[3] Hatfield)Elliott Hatfield
1866-1939
m.Mathilda Christian
(parents of America Hatfield, who m. Frank McCoy) Josephine
b. c1850James H.
(Uncle Jim)
b. c1851
m. Malissa SmithFloyd
b. 1853
m. Mary Rutherford*Tolbert[4]
b. 1854
m. Mary ButcherSamuel
b. 1855
m. Martha JacksonLilburn
b. c1856Mary Katherine
b. 1857*Alifair[6]
b. 1858Rosanna
b. 1859Calvin[6]
b. c1862*Pharmer[4]
b. c1863*Randolph Jr.[4]
b. c1864William
b. c1866Trinvilla
b. c1868
m. William ThompsonAdelaide
b. 1870Fanny
b. 1873
m. Roland Charles

McCoy descendents

Clyde McCoy, a famous jazz trumpet player from the 1930s and '40s, was a descendant of the McCoy family. Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship is also a McCoy descendant, through his mother.[48]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Beckley Post-Herald August 7, 1957
  2. ^ Anderson "Preacher Anse" Hatfield
  3. ^ Rice, p. 26.
  4. ^ Hill, Samuel E., Adjutant General of Kentucky: 1887 - 1891. "What in Sam Hill ... started the Hatfield and McCoy Feud? Report from the Adjutant General of Kentucky, 1888". National Guard History eMuseum. Kentucky.gov. Retrieved 31 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Current Opinion.p.417 list of killed/wounded
  6. ^ Rice p. 70.
  7. ^ Mahon v. Justice, 127 U.S. 700 (1888)
  8. ^ a b Rice p. 111.
  9. ^ Rice p. 13.
  10. ^ Rice p. 17.
  11. ^ a b c Munsey Magazine.p.508
  12. ^ Rice pp. 24, 27.
  13. ^ Rice p. 28.
  14. ^ Rice pp. 33–35.
  15. ^ Rice pp. 62–63.
  16. ^ Munsey Magazine.p.508-509
  17. ^ The Evening Bulletin, Maysville Ky, February 19, 1890. p.4
  18. ^ Game Show Network airs milestone episodes, including Hatfield-McCoy battle.[1]
  19. ^ Family Feud episode clip on YouTube
  20. ^ The Hatfield–McCoy reunion at About.com: Genealogy
  21. ^ Hatfields' Family Feud Cemetery, Chicago Tribune, January 29, 2003.
  22. ^ Hatfield–McCoy Regional Recreation Area at AmericanTrails.org
  23. ^ "Hatfield and McCoy Reunion Festival and Marathon." Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary. Detroit: Omnigraphics, Inc., 2010. Credo Reference. Web. 17 September 2012.
  24. ^ Our Hospitality at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  25. ^ The Martins and the Coys at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  26. ^ Roseanna McCoy at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  27. ^ Comin' Round the Mountain at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  28. ^ Comin' Round the Mountain at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  29. ^ The Hatfields and the McCoys at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  30. ^ Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  31. ^ The Coffin Quilt on Amazon.com
  32. ^ Patrick Salkeld, "The Bitter Feud Between the Hatfields and McCoys of West Virginia", Yahoo! Voices, 14 Sep 2010.
  33. ^ "Hillbilly Hare" at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  34. ^ "The Flintstone Hillbillies" at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  35. ^ "A Feud Is A Feud" at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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