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Hatfield and McCoy Feud
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THE HATFIELD FARM: The lumber used for building the William Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield homeplace came from a sawmill, situated on Cow Creek, just north of Sarah Ann, WV. The hardwood was hauled by work mules on a nearly impassable stretch of rough roadway (before railways were even available in this section of Logan County).
Historian Randy Marcum, a friend of the Hatfield and McCoy Feud page, added, "The house burned down in the early 1930s."
- Source: Larry Chafin, of the Hatfields and McCoys Historical Society Inc.; The Logan Banner, (from a 1933 edition)
Harry Staton
Any one know anything about Bill Staton?
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Harry Staton, here was a story we shared earlier in the month:
SAM AND PARIS MCCOY ATTACK BILL STATON
In 1879, Samuel “Squirrel Huntin’ Sam” (pictured here) and brother Paris Pierce McCoy, nephews of Ol’ Ran’l and Sally McCoy, were busy hoeing corn on the Mountain State side of the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River.
While laboring in the field, they so happened to notice Bill Staton on horseback in the distance traveling their way at a full gallop. At that moment, Sam and Paris devised a fiendish plot as old as the biblical account of Cain and Able, which included ambushing Staton as soon as he was close enough for them to jump into action.
As Staton neared the cornfield, Sam and Paris crouched low, hiding quietly along a fence row. When they finally sprung at Staton, everything seemed to happen rapidly.
Sam grabbed ahold of Staton’s horse and bridle as Paris yanked him from his saddle to the ground. In the vicious assault, Paris was wounded (one researcher said he suffered a fractured or dislocated hip in the fight, while others described it far differently). Staton succumbed to the violent encounter, beloved to have died from several knife thrusts and a gunshot wound.
Afterwards, Sam and Paris tried to cover up the dead body with dried leaves and soft dirt, and the two fled the vicinity.
Once Staton’s corpse was discovered, and news got out in the valley, Ellison Hatfield, a brother of Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield and brother-in-law to Bill Staton, was so angered by the death that he took an active role in hunting down and arresting Paris and Sam, ultimately bringing both to trial.
It’s been said that, at the conclusion of the murder trial, the presiding judge ruled in the incident: the two McCoys were sentenced to the state pen. Other accounts by family members suggest it was only Sam who stood trial for the death, to be later acquitted on grounds of self-defense.
Noted feud historian Altina Waller once wrote that Devil Anse may have helped persuade the courts to release the two McCoys in order to calm tensions with the Ran'l McCoy’s faction.
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Harry Staton
Hatfield and McCoy Feud family from Virginia.
Grany Staton (Sara Laird), her son David Grant my great grandfather plus others .
No husband.
Curious his where abouts.
Have an aunt Billie 103 years old.
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Cathie Seidl
It looks like a well built home for a large family
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Cathie Seidl, yes!
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Kerry Krogstad
That’s a good sized house. My grandfather, Kelly Vance, had a very similar home in Mingo. I see this style of home frequently in southern WV.
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David Hatfield
Sure doesn't look like some Hillbilly log cabin like the New York news papers wanted people to believe
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David Hatfield, they started with a log cabin along the Tug River, but later moved further into the county to Sarah Ann, WV.
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TJ Vance
David Hatfield That was a nice place back in the day. Better than the average man’s house.
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Kevin McMahan
The resilience of people back then is down right inspiring.
Any idea how long it took them to build the house?
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Kevin McMahan, yes!!
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Chad Riffe
Wished the family would have took care of it. If would be great if it was still standing. Same for Caps house
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Sandy Fairchild
Is there a picture of the original house during the feud? This is a later house.
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Sandy Fairchild, the original Hatfield home was a log cabin along the Tug River. Due to the intensity of the feud, the family had to move away from the borderland, and further into Logan County. They built this home.
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Amy Esthetician
Sandy Fairchild I agree, I would love to see it, that’s Peter creek, also the Cline homestead at one time. Now Edgerton WV. It sits directly along the tug just a few miles from Blackberry the McCoy homesite. There is a marker at the Edgerton Post Office. I would also love to see photos of that home.
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Lee Ann Knotts
Sandy Patton Matthew Rinker Chelcee Rinker Alexandra Rinker
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Deb Lr
Awesome!!! So much history.
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Lisa Kaye
That’s a lot of house!
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Dale Ruechel
That's a really big home for that time.
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Linda Fleming Powers
Karen Brooks Willey, very similar to some of the Cooke homes in Wyoming County.
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Desiree Grimes
Bryson Grimes
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Jimmy Waghorn
who cares!!!!
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