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No one knows exactly how the feud began. It could have been related to the Civil War, because of a razorback hog, or due to a doomed romance between two young lovers. It may have been all three or ...
In 1882, Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield's brother was murdered by three sons of Randolph McCoy. Within a matter of days, Devil Anse and his ad hoc militia executed the three McCoys.
In 1878, Randall accused a relative of Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield of stealing one of the McCoys’ hogs. Randall took the more affluent Hatfields to court in Kentucky but lost.