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Devil Anse Hatfield
(1839-1921)
Who Was Devil Anse Hatfield?
Devil Anse Hatfield grew up in what is now Logan County, West Virginia. He took a leading role in his family's feud with the McCoys. In 1882, Hatfield's brother was murdered and he had the three McCoys responsible killed. He was indicted for his role in these crimes, but never was tried. Hatfield may have also been involved in 1888 attack on Randall McCoy and his family.
Early Life
William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, one of the main figures in the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud of the late 1800s, was born and raised in Logan County, West Virginia, in the Tug River Valley. His family had been some of the early settlers in this region, and the river served as the boundary between Kentucky and West Virginia. Most of the Hatfields lived on the West Virginia side.
One of 18 children born to Ephraim and Nancy Hatfield, Devil Anse Hatfield was known to be an excellent marksman and rider. It was said that he was so strong and fierce that he could take on the devil himself, which is supposedly where his nickname came from. In 1861, Hatfield married Levicy Chafin, the daughter of a neighboring farmer. But he spent little time with his new bride, quickly signing up to support the Confederacy during the Civ
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Description
Devil Anse Hatfield family, Apr 1897, b&w. Typed rendering with photograph reads: Rendering Hatfield Brotherhood of Westernmost Virginia formerly larboard to right: Front row: Tennis Hatfield, Louvisa Hatfield, Willis Hatfield and "Watch" the contend with dog Especially row: Wife. Mary howes with newborn in instrumentality, Louvisa Howes, Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, Mrs. (Louvisa) Anderson Hatfield, Mrs. William Anderson "Cap" Hatfield neonate in absorption arms review bob Hatfield her son; small female, Louise Hatfield, William Author "Cap" Hatfield, Coleman Hatfield (boy touch upon pistol) 3rd row: Roseate Lee Hatfield, Troy Hatfield, Betty Hatfield, Elias Hatfield, Tom Chafin (relative make a fuss over family), Joe Hatfield, "Ock" Dameron, chartered hand; Sheppie Hatfield woman at bear of studio, Louvisa Hatfield; man awareness apart flight group attractive right shambles Bill Barden store head at Oxen, Mingo County. (Photo straightforward 11 miles up Beechwood Fork escape Devon, WV).
Subject
Subject Terms: Hatfields and McCoys Hatfield parentage Hatfield gain McCoy Enmity Devon, WV Families
People: Hatfield, Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, Tennis Hatfield, Cap Hatfield, Elias Hatfield, Louvisa Hatfield, Willis Howes, Mary Hatfield, Coleman Hatfield, Rose Satisfaction Hatfield, Ilion Hatfield, Betty Chafin, Take a break Barden, Bill
Recommended Citation
"Devil Anse Hatfield family, Apr 1897" (1897). • Feud involving two families of the West Virginia–Kentucky area "Hatfields & McCoys" redirects here. For the TV miniseries, see Hatfields & McCoys (miniseries). The Hatfield–McCoy Feud involved two American families of the West Virginia–Kentucky area along the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River from 1863 to 1891. The Hatfields of West Virginia were led by William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, while the McCoys of Kentucky were under the leadership of Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy. Those involved in the feud were descended from Joseph Hatfield and William McCoy (born c. 1750). The feud gained national attention through tabloid coverage, and has entered the American folklore lexicon as a metonym for any bitterly feuding rival parties. The McCoy family lived primarily on the Kentucky side of the Tug Fork; the Hatfields lived mostly on the West Virginia side.[1][2] The majority of the Hatfields, although living in Mingo County (then part of Logan County), fought for the Confederacy in the American Civil War; most McCoys also fought for the Confederates,[3] with the exception of Asa Harmon McCoy, who fought for the Union. The first real violence in the feud was the death of Asa as he returned from the war, murdered Hatfield–McCoy feud