Hatfields and McCoys page 1 by ric Gustafson
Randolph ' Randall' McCoy was born in the Tug River Valley of Kentucky in 1825. He had 12 brothers and sisters and learned how to survive in the Appalachian Mountains. His father was gone a lot so he learned hunting and farming from his mother. In 1849, he married his first cousin Sarah ' Sally' McCoy. They inherited a large farm in Pike County Kentucky and began to raise a family. When the Civil War started, he joined a local Confederacy militia unit.
William Anderson ' Devil Anse' Hatfield was born in 1839 in Logan County West Virginia. This County was also in the Tug River Valley. William was one of 18 children born to Ephraim and Nancy Hatfield. In 1861, William married Levicy Chafin. When the Civil War started, William joined a local Confederacy militia unit named the Logan Wildcats. His uncle Jim Vance was also a member of this militia unit.
research help: ' Bloodlines' by Whitman Publishing
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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