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With roots extending back years, this famous family feud erupted fully after an 1882 election day brawl in Pike County, Kentucky, between three sons of Randolph McCoy and Ellison Hatfield, brother of "Devil Anse." After Ellison died, the McCoys were tied to bushes and killed. The feud continued for six years across the Tug River and brought untold deaths.
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