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Randolph "Randall" or "Ole Ran'l" McCoy, was the patriarch of the McCoy clan involved in the Hatfield and McCoy family feud. Randolph lost five of his children during the almost thirty year feud with the Hatfield clan.

Extract from Wikipedia

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

From Wikipedia

• 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.

PROFILES:

• Randall McCoy - known as "Ole Ran'l" McCoy was the patriarch of the McCoy clan involved in the infamous American Hatfield–McCoy feud. During the almost thirty-year feud with the Hatfield clan, Randolph would lose five of his children to the violence.
• Sally McCoy - wife of Randall McCoy,she was badly injured on January 1, 1888, when Randolph's house was burned to the ground and numerous family members were slain by the Hatfield's.
• Asa Harmon McCoy - younger brother of Randall McCoy was a returning Union soldier who was murdered by a group of ex-Confederate Homeguards called the Logan Wildcats, it is believed that "Devil Anse" Hatfield's uncle, Jim Vance, a member of the Wildcats, committed the murder
• Tolbert McCoy - son of Randall and Sally McCoy, was executed 1882 along with 2 of his brothers , without trial by Devil Anse Hatfield for the killing of his brother Ellison Hatfield.
• Pharmer McCoy - son of Randall and Sally McCoy, was executed 1882 along with 2 of his brothers , without trial by Devil Anse Hatfield for the killing of his brother Ellison Hatfield.
• Calvin McCoy - son of Randall and Sally McCoy,he was shot and killed on January 1, 1888, when the Hatfield's attacked the McCoy house.
• Alifair McCoy - daughter of Randall and Sally McCoy was also shot and killed on January 1, 1888,as she was fleeing the burning house.
• Rosannah McCoy - daughter of Randall and Sally McCoy, she had a relationship with Devil Anse Hatfield's son Johnson, he abandoned the pregnant Roseanna for her cousin, Nancy McCoy, who he married in 1881.

SOURCES

• Dpauley.us - pdf Hatfield-McCoy Feud Timeline
• Wikipedia - Hatfield and McCoy family Feud
• Civil War Album - The Hatfield-McCoy Feud Pike County, Kentucky
• 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