Howard B. Lee, former Attorney General of West Virginia, provided this account of Nancy Hatfield (widow of Cap) in the early 1970s: HATFIELD WOMEN. …
Nancy E. Hatfield Memories, Part 1 (1974)
From the blog of Brandon Ray Kirk, who publishes bits and pieces of history from mostly West Virginia, and more specifically, mostly Logan County. The post linked to is an interesting glimpse into the Hatfield family, and in particular Devil Anse Hatfield, legendary patriarch of the feuding family.
That was an interesting read on a historical bit of history.
How much of the true history is lost in Hollywood movie spin?
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And isn’t that weird, too—because the real thing is plenty interesting on its own!
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I have one Hatfield and several McCoys in my ancestors. I don’t think the Hatfield is related (although there were rumors among the generation before me about the feud). Her father was a Hafhill not a real Hatfield – Susannah Hatfield (1789-1838) was my 4th great grandmother. For some reason, she changed her name to Hatfield while her brothers and sisters did not. Elizabeth McCoy (1839-1917) was my 2nd great grandmother and I can trace her line back to Ireland.
On Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 10:52 AM Katherine Wikoff wrote:
> Katherine Wikoff posted: ” Howard B. Lee, former Attorney General of West > Virginia, provided this account of Nancy Hatfield (widow of Cap) in the > early 1970s: HATFIELD WOMEN. …Nancy E. Hatfield Memories, Part 1 (1974) > From the blog of Brandon Ray Kirk, who publishes bits and pi” >
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Wow, how cool that you can trace your ancestors back so far!
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