The Hatfield-McCoy Feud
The\xa0Hatfield\u2013McCoy feud\xa0or the\xa0Hatfield\u2013McCoy war\xa0as some papers at the time called it, involved two rural families of the\xa0West Virginia\u2013Kentucky\xa0area along the\xa0Tug Fork\xa0of the\xa0Big Sandy River\xa0in the years 1863\u20131891. The Hatfields of West Virginia were led by\xa0William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield\xa0while the McCoys of Kentucky were under the leadership of\xa0Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy. Those involved in the feud were descended from Ephraim Hatfield (born\xa0c.\xa01765) and William McCoy (born\xa0c.\xa01750). The feud has entered the American folklore lexicon as a metonym for any bitterly feuding rival parties. More than a century later, the feud has become synonymous with the perils of family honor, justice, and revenge.
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