Randolph “Ole Ran’l” McCoy was the head of the McCoy family during the Hatfield and McCoy feud; he and his wife Sarah produced 16 children. Randolph was a tall man with a stern and serious personality, befitting of a grudge. In 1878, it was Randolph McCoy who accused Floyd Hatfield, Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield’s cousin,…

With History Channel’s Hatfields & McCoys miniseries, we at Pikeville-Pike County Tourism CVB thought it would be a great idea to introduce some of the feud’s most interesting character’s in a series of articles titled “Faces of the Feud.” If you would like to learn more about the Hatfield and McCoy feud, as well as…