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and Deacon Ellison, "Devil Anse," and the rest of the Hatfields on the Logan County side of Tug River, West Va. Floyd Hatfield, a brother of "Devil Anse," lived in Kentucky, near Randolph McCoy.
As a poor hillbilly, she wouldn’t even be able to afford her own funeral costs ... where some of her ancestors are buried. Devil Anse Hatfield — the patriarch who helped lead the infamous ...
The Logan Wildcats, a Confederate militia led by family patriarch William Anderson 'Devil Anse' Hatfield, reportedly gunned down Asa while he was returning from war on January 7, 1865.
Authorities took the McCoys into custody. But on the way to the jail in Pikeville, Hatfield’s brother, William “Devil Anse” Hatfield, and a group of men caught up with them and took the McCoys.
The Hatfields of West Virginia were led by William Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield, while the McCoys of Kentucky were headed by Randolph McCoy. The fighting unfolded mostly in the Tug Valley, a ...
17 for an afternoon of fellowship that culminated with the laying of a wreath at the grave of William Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield. The event was hosted by William Keith “Billy” Hatfield ...
It marked a turning point in their cross-border war waged in Kentucky and West Virginia, led by family patriarchs William Anderson (Devil Anse) Hatfield and Randolph (Ole Ran’l) McCoy.
“The famous Hatfield-McCoy feud that has terrorized the law-abiding citizens in Eastern Kentucky has broken out afresh and another wholesale slaughter is looked for at any moment.” The 1889 ...