William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield was an American military officer who was the patriarch of the Hatfield family, whom he led in the Hatfield–McCoy feud. He previously served in the Confederate St
Randolph McCoy was an American farmer who was the patriarch of the McCoy family involved in the infamous Hatfield–McCoy feud. He was the fourth of thirteen children born to Daniel McCoy and Margaret T
Devil Anse Hatfield
…Hatfield. His nickname "Devil Anse" has a variety of supposed origins. Among these are that it was given to him by his mother; that he was named it by Randolph McCoy, patriarch of the McCoy family; that he earned the nickname for his bravery during battle in the American Civil War; or because it contrasted to his…
Randolph Mc Coy
A section of the floodwall along the Tug Fork in Matewan, West Virginia, constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, depicts the Hatfield–McCoy feud.