Today we highlight the lives of Melvin and Cora McCoy. We are their voice.
The night of January 1, 1888, marked the worst atrocity in the long-running troubles between the Hatfields of Logan County, West Virginia, and the McCoys of Pike County, Kentucky. That evening, New Year’s Day 1888,The Hatfields and others had a scheme to end the feud once and for all. It was most likely led by his uncle, Jim Vance and Cap Hatfield, Without Devil Anse himself being present, the Hatfields set fire to the cabin of Randolph McCoy, the head of the McCoy family. Although Randolph escaped, two of his grown children were killed. And the Hatfields bludgeoned his wife Sarah, leaving her for dead. The disgraceful attack helped to end the feud, but not in the way Devil Anse had intended. The incident put the Hatfields on the defensive. A posse soon killed Jim Vance, and Devil Anse’s nephew Cotton top was later hanged—the only legal execution of the feud. Johnse Hatfield got life in prison, and served 13 years before being released for a good deed.
While the killings were appalling, the national newspapers further exaggerated events to portray Appalachia as a backward and barbaric place. Unfortunately, the region has struggled to overcome this negative stereo type to this day.
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