The Greene-Jones War

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5 ай бұрын

In the 1880s and 1890s a bloody feud was happening across two Appalachian counties, with conflicts over hogs, shootings, ambushes, cabins set on fire and the threat of the governor to call in the state militia to stop it.
This feud was NOT between the Hatfield and McCoy families in Kentucky and West Virginia. This one was about a hundred miles to the southwest, in Hancock and Hawkins counties in Tennessee and was so violent it's remembered as the Greene-Jones War instead of the Greene-Jones Feud.
Today we tell that story.
If you'd like more information about this fascinating part of Appalachian history, check out this website which contains a detailed account of the feud: www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:G....
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@ThistleThornbow 5 ай бұрын

Decendant of the Greene Jones War. My mother was Brenda Kay Greene. I had come across a copy of a hand written version of this story in some ancestory documents my mother gave me. I do not recall all details, now i am going to have to find it. I am certain it was much less detailed than your podcast. Thank you for the reaearch and fantastic telling of history.

@ThistleThornbow 5 ай бұрын

Wanted to say handwritten - probably by an uncle during one of his research trips to the area.

@annabrey6140 29 күн бұрын

I’m also a descendant who have since moved to West Virginia

@user-ew3oe5fi4k 4 ай бұрын

Im a descendant of the Greene's and I grew up hearing some of these stories. I also read what my Mom had write down about it too. You guys are excellent story tellers. Thank you for telling this one

@StoriesofAppalachia 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. We’re glad you liked it!

@ritalowman5863 5 ай бұрын

Sheesh! This was a terrible war! I had never even heard any of this. Thanks for digging up the details that you did.

@StoriesofAppalachia 5 ай бұрын

This was one of the worst feuds we've told about, because it all just seemed to be about revenge and not about resources or political power like most of the others. Thanks for watching!

@jonathanjohnson3922 2 ай бұрын

Great story never heard this one I'm from Hancock

@kevinramsey3490 5 ай бұрын

Great video!

@StoriesofAppalachia 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked our story…

@neeceeboo777 5 ай бұрын

Awesome story y'all.

@StoriesofAppalachia 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@twisted-tenn1992 5 ай бұрын

Awesome Story

@StoriesofAppalachia 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🙂

@gsw313 5 ай бұрын

That was one case i hadn't heard about. There was another i hadn't heard about which took place in carter County ky.

@kathy1225100 20 күн бұрын

Richard, Thomas and Lincoln were my great grandmother's brothers. My mom knew Link and said he made his wife's and his own caskets. She said his was lined in yellow and hers was lined in black. He would also get in his to demonstrate that it fit. Have heard a lot of stories about Link!

@johnniejennings3325 Ай бұрын

I am a descendent of the Greene side. My GREAT Great Grandfather Reverend William Trent Greene. Alfred, Richard and Robert is Reverend William Greene's sons. Another son George Green is my great grandfather. My grand mother is Mary Pearl Greene Jarnigan. She told me stories about the Greene and Jones war. We had a neighbor he was a Jones she disliked that man. Hamp Greene married Susan Greene. She is Richard Greene's daughter is also Reverend Greene's father.

@StoriesofAppalachia Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for that addition to the story!

@kathy1225100 20 күн бұрын

The Greene's are my family.

@fire7029 29 күн бұрын

Most people in East Tennessee were free ranging animals. People had fences around homes and fields to keep animals out. Mr. Greene should have fixed his own dang fence.