McCoy family

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The McCoy family is one of the two feuding Appalachian clans involved in the infamous late 19th-century Hatfield–McCoy feud along the Kentucky–West Virginia border.

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McCoy clan 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Appalachian clan
family
historical group
associatedWith Logan County, West Virginia NERFINISHED
Pike County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River NERFINISHED
borderRegion Kentucky–West Virginia border NERFINISHED
conflictWith Hatfield family NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalImpact icon of American frontier violence
metaphor for long-running family feuds
economicActivity small-scale farming
timber-related work
ethnicBackground Scots-Irish American
feudCharacterization one of the most famous family feuds in U.S. history
feudName Hatfield–McCoy feud NERFINISHED
genreOfNarrative American legend
hasPatriarch Randolph McCoy NERFINISHED
hasReputation symbol of Appalachian feuds
hasRole feuding clan in the Hatfield–McCoy feud
hasSurname McCoy NERFINISHED
historicalEra Gilded Age NERFINISHED
Reconstruction era NERFINISHED
involvedIn legal battles with the Hatfield family
property disputes with the Hatfield family
violent clashes with the Hatfield family
knownFor Hatfield–McCoy feud NERFINISHED
language English
locatedIn Appalachian region NERFINISHED
Kentucky
West Virginia NERFINISHED
notableMember Randolph McCoy NERFINISHED
Roseanna McCoy NERFINISHED
Sally McCoy NERFINISHED
partOf Appalachia NERFINISHED
regionType rural mountain region
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
representedIn American popular culture
U.S. history education
socialClass rural working class
startOfMajorConflict 1880s
subjectOf American folklore
books about the Hatfield–McCoy feud
films about the Hatfield–McCoy feud
television series about the Hatfield–McCoy feud
timePeriod late 19th century

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Hassie McCoy isFictionalChildOf McCoy family
Randall McCoy in Hatfields & McCoys loyalty McCoy family
subject surface form: Randall McCoy (Hatfields & McCoys)
this entity surface form: McCoy clan
Hatfields & McCoys portrays McCoy family