![]() The Hatfields & Mc. Coys History – Hatfield Brand. The history behind the bloody feud. During the most heated years of the feud, each family was ruled by a well- known patriarch. William Anderson Hatfield, known as “Devil Anse,” had the appearance of a backwoods, rough- hewn mountain dweller. By the 1. 87. 0s Devil Anse was an increasingly successful timber merchant who employed dozens of men, including some Mc. Coys. On the other side of the feud stood Randolph “Old Ranel” Mc. Coy. Though not as prosperous as Devil Anse, Randolph owned some land and livestock. Both families lived along the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River, which snaked along the boundary between Kentucky and West Virginia, and both families had complex kinship and social networks. Family loyalty was often determined not only by blood but by employment and proximity. The families even intermarried and sometimes switched family loyalties, even once the feud had started. The first event in the decades- long feud was the 1. Randolph’s brother, Asa Harmon Mc. Coy, by the Logan Wildcats, a local militia group that counted Devil Anse and other Hatfields among its members. Many people—even members of his own family—regarded Asa Harmon, who had served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, as a traitor. ![]() While some have surmised that his murder set the stage for the feud, most historians now see this incident as a standalone event. Relations between the two families continued to sour over the next decade before flaring again over a seemingly small matter: a dispute over a single hog. In 1. 87. 8 Randolph Mc. Coy accused Floyd Hatfield, a cousin of Devil Anse, of stealing one of his pigs, a valuable commodity in the poor region. Floyd Hatfields’s trial took place in Mc. Coy territory but was presided over by a cousin of Devil Anse. The Hatfields And The Mccoys Tv ShowIt hinged on the testimony of star witness Bill Staton, a Mc. Coy relative married to a Hatfield. Staton testified in Floyd Hatfield’s favor, and the Mc. Coys were infuriated when Floyd was cleared of the charges against him.
Hatfields & McCoys awards. Costner nabbed one of five Emmys for this hit miniseries about the world's most infamous family feud. More Details. This show is: Violent. Two years later, Staton was violently killed in a fracas with Sam and Paris Mc. Coy, nephews of Randolph. Sam stood trial for the murder but was acquitted for self- defense reasons. Within months of Staton’s murder, a heated affair of a different sort was set ablaze. At a local election day gathering in 1. Johnse Hatfield, the 1. Devil Anse, encountered Roseanna Mc. Coy, Randolph’s daughter. According to accounts, Johnse and Roseanna hit it off, disappearing together for hours. The Hatfields And The Mccoys MiniseriesThe Hatfields and the McCoys Quotes. No quotes approved yet for The Hatfields and the McCoys. Logged in users can submit quotes. The Hatfield & McCoy Feud. Although the conflict subsided generations ago, the names Hatfield and McCoy continue to loom large in the American imagination. · The Real Reason the Hatfields and McCoys. producers thought it would be funny to “litter the stage with bodies”—the Hatfield and McCoy teams received. ![]() Supposedly fearing retaliation from her family for mingling with the Hatfields, Roseanna stayed at the Hatfield residence for a period of time, drawing the ire of the Mc. Coys. Although they certainly shared a romance, it rapidly became clear that Johnse was not about to settle down with Roseanna. Several months later he abandoned the pregnant Roseanna and quickly moved on. In May 1. 88. 1 he married Nancy Mc. Coy, Roseanna’s cousin. According to the romanticized legend, Roseanna was heartbroken by these events and never recovered emotionally. The real turning point in the feud, according to most historical accounts, occurred on another local election day in August 1. Three of Randolph Mc. Coy’s sons ended up in a violent dispute with two brothers of Devil Anse. The fight soon snowballed into chaos as one of the Mc. Coy brothers stabbed Ellison Hatfield multiple times and then shot him in the back. Authorities soon apprehended the Mc. Coys, but the Hatfields interceded, spiriting the men to Hatfield territory. After receiving word that Ellison had died, they bound the Mc. Coys to some pawpaw bushes. Within minutes, they fired more than 5. Though the Hatfields might have felt their revenge was warranted, the law felt otherwise, quickly returning indictments against 2. Devil Anse and his sons. Despite the charges, the Hatfields eluded arrest, leaving the Mc. Coys boiling with anger about the murders and outraged that the Hatfields walked free. Their cause was taken up by Perry Cline, an attorney who was married to Martha Mc. Coy, the widow of Randolph’s brother Asa Harmon. Years earlier Cline had lost a lawsuit against Devil Anse over the deed for thousands of acres of land, and many historians believe this left him looking for his own form of revenge. Using his political connections, Cline had the charges against the Hatfields reinstated. He announced rewards for the arrest of the Hatfields, including Devil Anse. With the pressure cooker gathering steam, the media started to report on the feud in 1. In their accounts, the Hatfields were often portrayed as violent backwoods hillbillies who roamed the mountains stirring up violence. The sensationalist coverage planted the seed for the rivalry to become cemented in the American imagination. What had been a local story was becoming a national legend. The Hatfields may or may not have been paying attention to these stories, but they were certainly paying attention to the bounty on their heads. In an effort to end the commotion once and for all, a group of the Hatfields and their supporters hatched a plan to attack Randolph Mc. Coy and his family. Led by Devil Anse’s son Cap and ally Jim Vance, a group of Hatfield men ambushed the Mc. Coys’ home on New Year’s Day in 1. Randolph fled, escaping into the woods. His son Calvin and daughter Alifair were killed in the crossfire; his wife Sarah was left badly beaten by the Hatfields, suffering a crushed skull. A few days after what became known as the New Year’s massacre, bounty hunter Frank Phillips chased down Jim Vance and Cap Hatfield, killing Vance. Phillips rounded up nine Hatfield family members and supporters and hauled them off to jail. Years of legal permutations unfolded as a series of courts judged the legal merits of the Hatfield case. Eventually, the case went all the way to the U. S. Supreme Court, which decided that the Hatfields being held in custody could be tried. The trial began in 1. Hatfields and their supporters were sentenced to life in prison. Ellison Mounts, who was believed to be the son of Ellison Hatfield, was sentenced to death. Nicknamed “Cottontop” he was known to be mentally challenged, and many viewed him as a scapegoat even though he had confessed his guilt. Although public executions were against the law in Kentucky, thousands of spectators gathered to witness the hanging of Ellison Mounts on February 1. Reports claim that his last words were: “They made me do it! The Hatfields made me do it!”As the feud faded, both family leaders attempted to recede into relative obscurity. Randolph Mc. Coy became a ferry operator. In 1. 91. 4 he died at the age of 8. By all accounts, he continued to be haunted by the deaths of his children. Devil Anse Hatfield, who had long proclaimed his skepticism about religion, was born again later in life when he was baptized for the first time at age 7. Although the conflict subsided generations ago, the names Hatfield and Mc. Coy continue to loom large in the American imagination. The Hatfields and the Mc. Coys. The following article is from the book Uncle John's True Crime: A Classic Collection of Crooks, Cops, and Capers. The Hatfield clan in 1. The facts about one of the most famous feuds in U. S. history. The Contestants: Neighboring clans living on opposite sides of a stream that marked the border between West Virginia and Kentucky. The Hatfields, headed by Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield, lived on the West Virginia side. The Mc. Coys, whose patriarch was Randolph “Ole Ran’l” Mc. Coy, lived on the Kentucky side. How the Feud Started: There was already animosity between the two clans by 1. For one thing, during the Civil War, the Hatfields sided with the Confederacy, and the Mc. Coys sided with the Union. But in 1. 87. 8 Ole Ran’l sued Floyd Hatfield for stealing a hog —a serious offense in a farm- based economy— and Mc. Coy lost. In 1. 88. Mc. Coy’s daughter Rose Anne became pregnant by Devil Anse’s son Johnse and went across the river to live —unmarried— with the Hatfields. Then on August 7, 1. Randolph’s son Tolbert stabbed Devil Anse’s brother Ellison multiple times in a brawl that started during an election day picnic; when Ellison died a few days later, the Hatfields retaliated by tying three of the Mc. Coy brothers to some bushes and executing them. The feud continued for six more years. It ended after a nighttime raid on the Mc. Coys on January 1, 1. That night, a group of Hatfields surrounded Ole Ran’l Mc. Coy’s house (he was away) and ordered the occupants to come out and surrender. When no one did they set the house on fire. Ole Ran’l’s daughter Allifair finally ran out and was gunned down; so was her brother Calvin. The house burned to the ground. And the Winner Is: No one. This last attack was so brutal that officials in both Kentucky and West Virginia finally felt compelled to intervene. One Hatfield who participated in the raid was convicted and hanged for the crime. Several others were sentenced to long prison terms. With most violent offenders behind bars and the rest of the clan members weary of years of killing, the feud petered out.___________________The article above was reprinted with permission from Uncle John's True Crime: A Classic Collection of Crooks, Cops, and Capers. Since 1. 98. 8, the Bathroom Reader Institute had published a series of popular books containing irresistible bits of trivia and obscure yet fascinating facts. If you like Neatorama, you'll love the Bathroom Reader Institute's books - go ahead and check 'em out!
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