The Feud: The Hatfields and McCoys: The True Story

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by Dean King


  “Inaugural Address of Governor Henry D. Hatfield.” Mar. 14 [sic], 1913. Compiled by the West Virginia State Archives and located at the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Charleston.

  Kentucky. Arrest warrant for Anderson Hatfield et al. Sept. 20, 1884. Original located at Big Sandy Cultural Center.

  Kentucky. Birth Records, 1852–1910. Ancestry.com.

  Kentucky. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. “Hatfield v. Commonwealth.” Southwestern Reporter 55 (Feb. 19, 1900–Apr. 16, 1900): 679–81.

  Kentucky. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. “Hatfield v. Commonwealth, Mayhorn et al. v. Same.” Southwestern Reporter 12 (Aug. 26, 1889–Mar. 10, 1890): 309–11.

  Kentucky. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. “Mounts v. Commonwealth.” Southwestern Reporter 12 (Aug. 26, 1889–Mar. 10, 1890): 311–12.

  Kentucky. Kentucky State Penitentiary (Frankfort) Register Book. Entry for Valentine Hatfield, committed for murder, with death date of Feb. 13, 1890. Kentucky Historical Society.

  Kentucky. Lawrence Circuit Court indictment against Anderson Hatfield, Johnson McCoy, Wm. McCoy, et al. for grand larceny of a cart of dry goods. Oct. 13, 1865. Kentucky Historical Society.

  Kentucky. Order Book Lawrence Circuit Court. Oct. 13, 1865. Kentucky Historical Society.

  Kentucky. Petition and Amendment: George Hatfield v. Peter Cline and others, 1866. Kentucky Historical Society.

  Kentucky. Pike County Circuit Court Cases 2177 and 2183. Public Records Division, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort (KDLA).

  Kentucky. Pike County Will Book B, pp. 271–72. “Last Will and Testament of Frank Phillips.” July 6, 1898.

  Kentucky (Pikeville). “Confession of Ellison Mounts.” Nov. 5, 1888. Reproduction of confession given in the presence of county attorney J. Lee Ferguson, found at Depot Museum, Matewan, West Virginia.

  Kentucky Senate. Tuesday, Mar. 6, 1888. Legislative Document No. 2, including the Report of the Adjutant General of Kentucky of Feb. 6, 1888.

  “Last Will and Testament of Jacob Cline.” Transcribed by Cindy Nichols. www.clinefamilyassociation.com/will/of/jacob/rich/jake/cline.

  Logan County Courthouse Law Order Book B, 1878–1886.

  Mahon v. Justice. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kentucky. No. 1411. Argued Apr. 23–24, 1888–Decided May 14, 1888.

  “Plaintiffs Bill of Exceptions: Court of Kentucky vs. Anderson Hatfield and other defendants.”

  Ridenour, Martha. “Perry Anderson Cline.” n.d.

  Scalf, Henry P. Henry P. Scalf Papers. University of Pikeville.

  Spivak, John L. John L. Spivak Papers. West Virginia Collection, West Virginia University Library.

  ———. Nov. 10, 1929. “Interview with Reese Chambers.”

  ———. Nov. 10, 1929. “Interview with Smith Hatfield.”

  ———. Nov. 11, 1929. “Interview with Cap Hatfield.”

  ———. Jan. 22, 1930. “Letter from J. S. Cline to John L. Spivak.”

  ———. n.d. “Anse Runs an Election.”

  ———. n.d. “Anse Goes to Law.”

  United States Census. 1870. FamilySearch.

  United States Census. 1880. FamilySearch.

  Unpublished journal in possession of Hester Keatley.

  West Virginia. Deaths Index, 1853–1973. Ancestry.com.

  West Virginia. Logan County Court. “Last Will and Testament of Jacob Cline.” Transcribed by Cindy Nichols and published at www.clinefamilyassociation.com/will/of/jacob/rich/jake/cline.

  West Virginia. Logan County Court. “Warrant Issued by Justice J. M. Jackson Against Frank Phillips, et al., and Returned by J. R. Thompson, a Constable of Said County.” Papers of Governor Simon B. Buckner, Kentucky State Archives.

  West Virginia. Marriages, 1853–1970. FamilySearch.

  West Virginia. Requisition from Governor E. W. Wilson to the Governor of Kentucky for the arrest and return of Frank Phillips and the men wanted in Logan County for the murder of Thomas Dempsey, and appointing Alf. W. Burnett as the agent to receive them. Jan. 23, 1888. Papers of Governor Simon B. Buckner, Kentucky State Archives.

  West Virginia. Requisition from Governor E. W. Wilson to the Governor of Kentucky requesting the release and return of Valentine Hatfield, Thomas Chambers, Andrew Varney, and others unlawfully jailed in Pike County. Feb. 25, 1888. Papers of Governor Simon B. Buckner, Kentucky State Archives.

  West Virginia. West Virginia State Supreme Court of Appeals. “Ellison v. Torpin et al.” Report of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia 44 (Nov. 11, 1897–Apr. 16, 1898): 414–28.

  A mountain still, purported to belong to the McCoys.

  A winter portrait of the Hatfield family. (Dr. Coleman C. Hatfield Collection, courtesy of Dr. Arabel E. Hatfield)

  A late-nineteenth-century flatboat, or push boat, used for traveling and hauling logs on the Guyandotte River. (Courtesy of F. Keith Davis)

  Doc and Plyant Mahon in later years. (Courtesy of Wilma Steele)

  Sam Mahon. (Courtesy of Wilma Steele)

  Devil Anse and Vicey with their daughter Rose (in dark dress) and her children (and two unnamed women, thought to be domestics), circa 1915. (Dr. Coleman C. Hatfield Collection, courtesy of Dr. Arabel E. Hatfield)

  Devil Anse and Jim Vance hunting with Auk Damron (left) and Bill Borden (right). (West Virginia State Archives)

  Devil Anse on his favorite horse, Fred. (Dr. Coleman C. Hatfield Collection, courtesy of Dr. Arabel E. Hatfield)

  Cap Hatfield and stepson Joe Glenn. (Dr. Coleman C. Hatfield Collection, courtesy of Dr. Arabel E. Hatfield)

  Locals await the results of a 1929 election in which J. D. Hatfield ran for sheriff of Logan County. (Courtesy of F. Keith Davis)

  The Hatfield clan, 1897. On the ground: Tennis, Vicey (Johnse’s daughter), Willis, Yellow Watch. Seated: Mary Hatfield Simpkins with daughter Vici; Devil Anse; Vicey; Nan (Cap’s wife) with son Robert and daughter Louise; Cap. Standing: Rosada; Troy; Betty; Elias; Tom Chafin (nephew); Joe; Auk Damron (hired hand); Shephard, Coleman, and LeVicey (Cap’s children); Bill Borden (store clerk). (T. F. Hunt)

  The Hatfield clan, 1897. Seated: Tennis, Devil Anse, Willis. Standing: Auk Damron (hired hand); Elias, Troy, and Joe Hatfield; Tom Chafin; Bill Borden (store clerk). Background: Vicey and daughter Rose. There are no known photos of the McCoy family; it is said that Randall McCoy burned them in order to avoid dark memories of the feud. (T. F. Hunt)

  Devil Anse with his pet bears. (West Virginia State Archives)

  Joe, Troy, and Elias Hatfield, circa 1915. (Dr. Coleman C. Hatfield Collection, courtesy of Dr. Arabel E. Hatfield)

  A Matewan watering hole. (Courtesy of F. Keith Davis)

  Willis Hatfield (Dr. Coleman C. Hatfield Collection, courtesy of Dr. Arabel E. Hatfield)

  Cap’s son Coleman A. Hatfield. (Dr. Coleman C. Hatfield Collection, courtesy of Dr. Arabel E. Hatfield)

  Contents

  Welcome

  Dedication

  Epigraph

  Author’s Note

  The Hatfields: A Selective Genealogy

  The McCoys: A Selective Genealogy

  Prologue: The Fate of Cotton Top Mounts, February 18, 1890

  Part I:

  Bad Blood,

  1854–1882

  Chapter 1: War Comes to the Big Sandy, 1854–1862

  Chapter 2: Un-Civil Warfare, 1863–1865

  Chapter 3: Timbering the Sublime Forest, 1865–1877

  Chapter 4: The Importance of Razorbacks, 1878–1880

  Chapter 5: Moonshine and Love, 1880

  Chapter 6: The Wages of Love, 1880–1882

  Chapter 7: Tumult on Election Day, August 7–8, 1882

  Part II:

  The Rage and the Outrage,

  1882–1887

  Casualties, 1864–1882

  Chapter 8: Mountain Justice, August 9–10, 1882

  Chapter 9: Life After Death, 1882–1884

 
; Chapter 10: Taking Names and Keeping a List, 1884–1886

  Chapter 11: A Double Whipping, 1886

  Chapter 12: The Enforcers, Spring, Summer, and Fall 1887

  Chapter 13: Diplomacy Failed, Fall and Winter 1887

  Part III:

  The January Raids and Their Aftermath,

  1887–1888

  Casualties, 1864–1887

  Chapter 14: A House Burning, December 31, 1887–January 2, 1888

  Chapter 15: The Death of a Soldier, January 1888

  Chapter 16: Bad Frank and the Battle of Grapevine Creek, January 18, 1888

  Chapter 17: Disorder in the Courts, February–May 1888

  Chapter 18: The Lawmen, 1888

  Chapter 19: Yellow Journalists on the Bloody Border, February–October 1888

  Part IV:

  The Hunters and the Hunted,

  1888–1898

  Casualties, 1864–1888

  Chapter 20: The Trial, 1888–1889

  Chapter 21: The Bitter End, November 1889–February 1890

  Chapter 22: After the Hanging, 1890–1895

  Chapter 23: The Last Murders and Manhunt, 1896

  Chapter 24: The Last Dance: Cunningham Gets His Hatfield, 1898

  Coda, March 4, 1913

  Epilogue: Mine is the Vengeance

  Acknowledgments

  About the Author

  Also by Dean King

  Newsletters

  Notes

  Selected Bibliography

  Photos

  Map

  Copyright

  Copyright

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