Randolph McCoy
Randolph "Randall" or "Ole Ran'l" McCoy (October 30, 1825 – March 28, 1914) was an American and the patriarch of the McCoy clan involved in the infamous American Hatfield–McCoy feud. He was born the fourth of thirteen children to Daniel McCoy (1790–1885) and Margaret Taylor McCoy (1800–1868) and lived mostly on the Kentucky side of Tug Fork, a tributary of the Big Sandy River.During the almost thirty-year feud with the Hatfield clan under their patriarch Devil Anse Hatfield, Randolph would lose five of his children to the violence and another to what most considered "a broken heart."
Personal facts
| Alias (AKA) | Ole Ran'l |
|---|---|
| Birth date | October 30, 1825 |
| Birth name | Randolph McCoy |
| Birth place | |
| Date of death | March 28, 1914 |
| Place of death |
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External resources
- http://kynghistory.ky.gov/history/3qtr/addinfo/hatfieldmccoy.htm
- http://www.blueridgecountry.com/archive/hatfields-and-mccoys.html
- http://www.civilwaralbum.com/misc10/mccoy1.htm
- http://www.theamericanstoryteller.com/story-details.cfm?story=161
- http://www.tourpikecounty.com/index.php?n=2&id=2
- http://www.wvculture.org/history/notewv/hatfield.html