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On August 24, 1888, eight of the Hatfields and their friends were indicted for the murder of Randolph's young daughter Alifair McCoy (sometimes spelled Allaphare), who was killed during the New Year's Massacre. They included Cap, Johnse, Robert and Elliot Hatfield, Ellison Mounts, French Ellis, Charles Gillespie, and Thomas Chambers. [26]
In 1881, when Johnse abandoned the pregnant Roseanna, marrying her cousin instead, the bitterness between the two families grew. In 1882, Ellison Hatfield, brother of Devil Anse Hatfield, was killed in an election-day dispute by three of Roseanna's brothers, who themselves were killed by a Hatfield-led mob while in the custody of the law.
Set in the late 19th century, the story focuses on the forbidden romance between the title character and Johnse Hatfield, whose families have been feuding for many years. The two meet when she is stung by a hornet while picking flowers for a picnic table at the local fair and he comes to her aid.
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If you told me a couple, who traces their ancestry back to the Hatfields and McCoys, found the body of the suspected Kentucky I-75 shooter then I’d say, “Yeah, I totally believe that ...
Johnson Hatfield Johnse 1862–1922 Son Most known for his brief affair with Roseanna McCoy. Later married her cousin Nancy McCoy. William Anderson Hatfield Jr. Cap 1864–1930 Son Killed Jeff McCoy in 1886. Deputy sheriff of Logan County, West Virginia Robert Lee Hatfield Bob 1868–1931 Son
Randolph "Randall" or "Ole Ran'l" McCoy (October 30, 1825 – March 28, 1914) was the patriarch of the McCoy clan involved in the infamous American Hatfield–McCoy feud.He was the fourth of thirteen children born to Daniel McCoy and Margaret Taylor McCoy and lived mostly on the Kentucky side of Tug Fork, a tributary of the Big Sandy River.
Prosecutors say he ‘presents a real threat’ to the woman.