Folk Figure. He was the patriarch of the famous McCoy family of Kentucky. During the 1860s a feud began with his neighbor Anderson 'Devil Anse' Hatfield, which they decided to try and settle with guns. The feuding between the two families lasted for over 50 years. The incident gained national attention and became known simply as 'the Hatfield-McCoy feud.' (bio by: K)
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