Hatfield family
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The Hatfield family was one of the two feuding Appalachian clans involved in the infamous late 19th-century Hatfield–McCoy feud along the West Virginia–Kentucky border.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield | 0 |
| Valentine "Wall" Hatfield | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Appalachian clan
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family ⓘ historical group ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activityStart | 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedCounty |
Logan County, West Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mingo County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRiver | Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderRegion | West Virginia–Kentucky border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Hatfield–McCoy feud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
subject of American folklore
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symbol of Appalachian feuds ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
farming
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timber ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Scots-Irish American ⓘ |
| family | Hatfield family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feudEnd | 1890s ⓘ |
| feudStart | circa 1860s ⓘ |
| feudType | family feud ⓘ |
| feudWith | McCoy family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfFamily | William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | New Year’s Night 1888 Pawpaw Tree incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | notorious feuding clan ⓘ |
| knownFor | Hatfield–McCoy feud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementAction | arrests of Hatfield family members in the 1880s ⓘ |
| legacy | tourist heritage sites in West Virginia and Kentucky ⓘ |
| legalConflictWith |
McCoy family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tug Fork area
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West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | national newspaper reports in the 1880s ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Valentine "Wall" Hatfield
NERFINISHED
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William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | McCoy family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hatfield–McCoy families NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Appalachia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn |
books about the Hatfield–McCoy feud
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films about the Hatfield–McCoy feud ⓘ television adaptations of the Hatfield–McCoy feud ⓘ |
| role | patriarch of the Hatfield family ⓘ |
| socialClass | rural landowning family ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| topicOf |
American cultural history research
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historical studies of Appalachian violence ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.