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- Randall took the more affluent Hatfields to court in Kentucky but lost. A vicious, decades-long family feud ensued.
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Apr 2, 2014 · In 1865, he was shot and killed by someone who objected to his Union sympathies. It is believed by some that either Devil Anse Hatfield or his fellow Confederate leader Jim Vance murdered...
Apr 28, 2024 · Rather, it wasn't until 1878 that Randall McCoy accused Floyd Hatfield ( Lloyd Hutchinson ), Anse's cousin, of stealing the aforementioned razorback pig from the McCoy's farm (via Hatfield...
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The Hatfield–McCoy Feud involved two American families of the West Virginia – Kentucky area along the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River from 1863 to 1891. 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.
Aug 30, 2019 · Years after the initial murder, the bad blood continued when Randolph McCoy took the Hatfield family to court over the stealing of a hog, alleging that the hog owned by Floyd Hatfield was really...
In 1878, Randall McCoy accused Floyd Hatfield, one of Devil Anse's cousins, of stealing one of his hogs. McCoy took him to court, where a jury of six McCoys and six Hatfields found Floyd not guilty (McCoy's cousin, Selkirk McCoy, crossed over and voted to acquit).
Sep 10, 2019 · The two families at the center the story are those led by Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield and Randolph “Randall” McCoy, whose bloody feud in the late 19th century helped to create the “hillbilly” image of violent backwoodsmen scratching out a living in the mountains.
In 1878, Randall accused a relative of Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield of stealing one of the McCoys’ hogs. Randall took the more affluent Hatfields to court in Kentucky but lost.