Pharmer McCoy (1863 - 1882)

Born 1863 in Pike County, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Aug 1882 at about age 19 in Banks Of The Tug River, Pike County, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Pharmer McCoy is Notable.

Pharmer McCoy was born in 1863 in Pike County, Kentucky, United States, the son of Randolph McCoy Sr. and Sarah McCoy. He was the brother of James H. McCoy, Josephine McCoy, Floyd McCoy, Tolbert McCoy, Samuel McCoy, Lilburn McCoy, Mary K. McCoy, Alifair McCoy, Rosannah McCoy, Calvin McCoy, Pharmer McCoy, William McCoy, Trinvilla McCoy, Azdelaide McCoy and Fannie McCoy.

On August 9, 1882, Pharmer was executed by the Hatfields along with his brothers Randolf and Tolbert in retaliation for the murder of Ellison Hatfield. Ellison was the younger brother of Hatfield patriarch, William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield.^[1][2]

On election day on August 7, 1882, in Blackberry Creek, Tolbert McCoy got into a heated argument with a Hatfield cousin, Elias Hatfield. Ellison Hatfield got involved and Tolbert wound up stabbing Ellison. Ellison was also shot once and was mortally wounded.

The three McCoy brothers were arrested but intercepted by the Hatfields before being taken into Pikeville for trial. Devil Anse claimed he was going to hold the boys prisoner himself in an old schoolhouse on Mate Creek, Logan County, West Virginia and would decide their fate depending on Ellison's recovery.

Ellison died on August 9th and the boys were taken by the Hatfields across the Tug River into Kentucky. He then ordered them to be shot. Randolph McCoy would find his boys bullet riddled bodies, still tied to the bushes, on August 10th.

Sarah's testimony at the trial of Cotton Top Hatfield:

Tolbert was shot twice in the head, three to four times in the body. Pharmer was shot in the head and ten to eleven times in the body and the top of Bud's head was shot off and was down on his knees hanging on to the bushes. Tolbert had one arm over his face. Tolbert was 21, Pharmer 19 and Randall "Bud" 15 years old. They were hauled home on a sled and buried in one coffin.

Sources

1. ↑ https://archive.wvculture.org/history/crime/hatfieldmccoy02.html West Virginia Culture] 100th Anniversary of the Death of Ellison Hatfield
2. ↑ Hatfield–McCoy feud From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• Find A Grave Memorial for Pharmer McCoy

• The Real Story Behind the Hatfields and McCoys

• Civil War Album: Hatfield & McCoy Feud
• https://explorekyhistory.ky.gov/items/show/787
• http://hausegenealogy.com/mccoy.html

See also:

• https://brandonraykirk.com/tag/pharmer-mccoy/
• https://www.myheritage.com/names/pharmer_mccoy