On this adventure we visit the stabbing location, paw paw tree site where the McCoy boys were hung and the final resting place of Devil Anses brother..Ellison Hatfield.
The real turning point in the feud, according to most historical accounts, occurred on local election day in August 1882. Three of Randolph McCoy’s sons ended up in a violent dispute with two brothers of Devil Anse. The fight soon snowballed into violence as one of the McCoy brothers stabbed Ellison Hatfield multiple times and then shot him in the back. Authorities soon apprehended the McCoys, but the Hatfields interceded, bringing the men to Hatfield territory. After receiving word that Ellison had died, they bound the McCoys to some pawpaw bushes. Within minutes, they fired more than 50 shots, killing all three brothers.
Once we get to the top of the cemetery we lost some footage Leo did, so we had to upload some footage we already had of the graves.