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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| McCoy clan | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Appalachian clan
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family ⓘ historical group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Logan County, West Virginia
NERFINISHED
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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
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Kentucky ⓘ West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Randolph McCoy
NERFINISHED
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Randall McCoy (Hatfields & McCoys)
this entity surface form:
McCoy clan