Hatfields and mccoys

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hatfield mcoy | Hatfield and McCoy Feud

Prior to the 20th century, the people of Appalachia were geographically isolated from the rest of the country. As a result, they preserved the culture of their ancestors (most of them Scots-Irish, …

Matt Barr in Hatfields & McCoys (2012)

d/o; Roseanna McCoy & Johnson Johnse Hatfield. Roseanna's baby daughter was named Sarah Elizabeth. The sign by Sarah's grave said she was buried next to a tree, on the hill bedside (Aunt) Betty McCoy's home. Betty's home is located near Pikeville, Pike Co., Kentucky. The baby was about 8 months of age at the time...

Sam McCoy is the brother of Paris McCoy and they were both involved in the Hatfield-McCoy feud. Big Sam shot and killed Bill Staton after Bill shot Paris. Sam is known for killing 38,000 squirrels with one riffle and 40,000 with another. He married America Goff and had one child with her. His second wife was Vandora...

Randolph McCoy (October 30, 1825-March 28, 1914) was the McCoy family patriarch during the Hatfield-McCoy feud. McCoy, who was often called Randell or ‘‘Old Ranel,’’ was born in Logan County, one of 13 children of Daniel and Margaret McCoy, neighbors of the Hatfields. In 1849, McCoy married his cousin, Sarah McCoy, whose father gave the young couple a small farm on Blackberry Fork of Pond Creek in Pike County, Kentucky. There, they raised 13 children.

Here are some historical photos of the Hatfields and McCoys.

The recent History Channer mini-series, The Hatfields & McCoys, has sparked new interest in that long ago Kentucky-West Virginia feud. My intent here is not to tell that story, but to illustrate how some communities can capitalize on past events to fuel the history tourism business. The folks at the Pikeville/Pike County Kentucky Tourism Commision have done just that with the recent publication of the Hatfield-McCoy Feud Driving Tour. I think it is a brilliant idea, and may just bring a few…