Devil anse hatfield biography of nancy

When Nancy Arabella Hatfield was born on 13 August 1869, in Sarah Ann, Logan, West Virginia, United States, her father, William Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield, was 29 and her mother, Levicy Chafin, was 26. She married John Totten Vance on 16 May 1889, in Logan, Logan, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Big Harts Creek, Lincoln, West Virginia, United States in 1900 and Triadelphia District, Logan, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years. She died on 30 April 1939, in Monaville, Logan, Virginia, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Hatfield Family Cemetery, Sarah Ann, Logan, West Virginia, United States.

(1839-1921)

Who Was Devil Anse Hatfield?

Devil Anse Hatfield grew up in what is now Logan County, West Virginia. He took a leading role in his family's feud with the McCoys. In 1882, Hatfield's brother was murdered and he had the three McCoys responsible killed. He was indicted for his role in these crimes, but never was tried. Hatfield may have also been involved in 1888 attack on Randall McCoy and his family.

Early Life

William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, one of the main figures in the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud of the late 1800s, was born and raised in Logan County, West Virginia, in the Tug River Valley. His family had been some of the early settlers in this region, and the river served as the boundary between Kentucky and West Virginia. Most of the Hatfields lived on the West Virginia side.

One of 18 children born to Ephraim and Nancy Hatfield, Devil Anse Hatfield was known to be an excellent marksman and tillägg. It was said that he

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Devil Anse Hatfield

American patriarch of the Hatfield clan (1839–1921)

William Anderson "Devil Anse" or “Uncle Anse” Hatfield (; September 9, 1839 – January 6, 1921) was the patriarch of the West Virginian Hatfield family who led the family during the Hatfield–McCoy feud.

Biography

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Hatfield was born September 9, 1839, in western Virginia (now Logan, West Virginia), the son of Ephraim and Nancy (Vance) Hatfield.^[1] His nickname "Devil Anse" has a variety of supposed origins. Among these are that it was given to him by his mother; that he was named it by Randolph McCoy; that he earned the nickname from his bravery during battle in the American Civil War; or because it contrasted to his good-tempered cousin, Anderson "Preacher Anse" Hatfield.^[2]

A supporter of the Confederacy, Hatfield enlisted in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He was commissioned a First Lieutenant of Cavalry in the Virginia State Line in 1862, a gr