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William Anderson Hatfield was known as Devil Anse Hatfield, he was the patriarch of the Hatfield clan during the Hatfield and McCoy feud. He was sympathetic to the south during the Civil War. William Hatfield formed a Confederate guerrilla fighting unit during the Civil War that he named "The Logan Wildcats".
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The Hatfield–McCoy feud 1863–1891 involved two families of the West Virginia–Kentucky area along the Tug Fork of 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. 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 shot, 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. 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 to Pike County to investigate the situation. Nearly a dozen people died and at least 10 people were wounded.
Deaths associated with the Feud
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- January 7, 1865 – Former Union soldier Asa Harmon McCoy, probably by the "Logan Wildcats" led by Jim Vance.
- 1878 – Bill Staton (Hatfield family), as revenge for testifying on behalf of Floyd Hatfield in his trial for stealing a McCoy hog. Shot by Sam McCoy, nephew of Randolph McCoy Sr.
- August 9, 1882 – Ellison Hatfield, injured in a fight with Tolbert, Pharmer, and Randolph McCoy, Jr. on August 7, dying two days later.
- August 9, 1882 – Tolbert McCoy, tied to pawpaw trees and killed as revenge for Ellison Hatfield's shooting/stabbing, on the day Ellison died.
- August 9, 1882 – Pharmer McCoy, tied to pawpaw trees and killed as revenge for Ellison Hatfield's shooting/stabbing.
- August 9, 1882 – Randolph McCoy Jr., tied to pawpaw trees and killed as revenge for Ellison Hatfield's shooting/stabbing.
- 1886 – Jefferson "Jeff" McCoy, following his murder of mail carrier Fred Wolford shot by "Cap" Hatfield
- January 1, 1888 – Calvin McCoy, at Randolph's house by nine attackers led by Jim Vance. The attackers failed in their attempt to eliminate witnesses against them.
- January 1, 1888 – Alifair McCoy, at Randolph's house by Ellison Mounts.
- January 7, 1888 – Jim Vance, killed by Frank Phillips.
- January 18, 1888 – Deputy Bill Dempsey, wounded by Jim McCoy and killed by Frank Phillips in Battle of Grapevine Creek
- February 18, 1890 – Ellison Mounts, hanged for Alifair's murder.
- July 1898 - Deputy Dan Cunningham captures Johnse Hatfield.
PROFILES
- William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield - was the patriarch of the Hatfield clan. He survived the Hatfield and McCoy feud and agreed to end it in 1891. He died January 6, 1921, aged 81, at Stirrat, Logan County, West Virginia.
- Levisa Chafin Hatfield - Wife of "Devil Anse" Hatfield
- Johnson Hatfield - son of "Devil Anse" and Levisa Hatfield Johnson, known as "Johnse" started a courtship with Roseanna McCoy, after Johnse Hatfield was arrested by the McCoys on outstanding Kentucky bootlegging warrants, Roseanna alerted Devil Anse.Even though Roseanna saved his life Johnse Hatfield abandoned the pregnant Roseanna for her cousin, Nancy McCoy, who he married in 1881.
- Robert "Bob" Hatfield -son of "Devil Anse" and Levisa Hatfield
- William Anderson Hatfield ll - son of "Devil Anse" and Levisa Hatfield
- Ellison Hatfield - Brother of "Devil Anse" Hatfield, he was killed by three of Roseanna McCoy's brothers.He was was stabbed 26 times and finished off with a gunshot.
- James Vance - uncle of Devil Anse Hatfield, he was wounded in the shootout, then killed in cold blood and at close range by Sheriff Frank Phillips, Asa McCoy's son in law
- Anderson C. "Preacher Anse" Hatfield Tried to keep the peace
SOURCES:
- Wikipedia - Hatfield and McCoy family Feud
- Civil War Album - The Hatfield-McCoy Feud Pike County, Kentucky
- Wikipedia - Devil Anse Hatfield
- Encyclopedia.org - Devil Anse Hatfield
- Encyclopedia - Logan Wildcat
- Biography - Devil Anse Hatfield Biography (1839–1921)
- Dpauley.us - pdf Hatfield-McCoy Feud Timeline
- WV Culture.org - Hatfield-McCoy Feud 75 Years Old Today By Shirley Donnelly
- Blue Ridge Country.com - The Hatfield & McCoy Feud: Roseanna, Juliet of the Mountains
- CBN News.com - Amazing End to the Hatfield-McCoy Feud
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