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Hatfield Cemetery
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By Forest McDermott, April 20, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Hatfield Cemetery Marker | | |
Inscription. Capt. Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, 1839-1921, is buried here. He was the leader of his clan in the bitter family feud with the McCoys. A life-sized statue, modeled from photographs and imported from Italy, marks his grave.
Erected 1963 by West Virginia Historic Commission.
Location. 37° 42.225′ N, 81° 59.458′ W. Marker is near Sarah Ann, West Virginia, in Logan County. Marker is on Jerry West Highway (West Virginia Route 44), on the right when traveling south. Click for map. In front of the bridge leading to the Hatfield Cemetery. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12560 Jerry West Highway, Sarah Ann WV 25644, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Buffalo Creek Disaster (approx. 7.5 miles away); Logan (approx. 9.8 miles away); Pawpaw Tree Incident (approx. 11.2 miles away in Kentucky); Chesapeake & Ohio - 2755 Steam Locomotive (approx. 13.1 miles away); Chesapeake and Ohio Kanawha (approx. 13.1 miles away); McCoy Cemetery (approx. 13.4 miles away in Kentucky); Hog Trial Site (approx. 13.4 miles away in Kentucky); Hog Trial/Election Fight (approx. 13.4 miles away in Kentucky). | | | | 
By Forest McDermott, April 20, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Hatfield Cemetery Marker | | Photo taken looking north on Route 44, below marker is a stone base with plaque designating the cemetery a National Registered Historic Place. The bridge to the left leads to the cemetery up the hill, difficult to see from the marker. | | |
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
Also see . . . Life Magazine Visits the Hatfields and McCoys. Copy of 1944 article with photographs. “Devil Anse’s oldest son, Jonse, brought Randall McCoy’s pretty daughter Rosanna home from an Election Day picnic. His father wouldn’t allow a marriage, but they lived together anyway. After that, it was open war. The McCoys caught Ellison Hatfield, Anse’s brother and stabbed him fatally. Anse retaliated by tying three young McCoys to bushes beside the river and murdering them the moment he heard that Ellison was dead. One day Captain Hatfield and his clan rode boldly up to Randall McCoy’s house in Kentucky, killed his 15-year-old daughter Allifair McCoy and burned the house down. A reward was offered for him, dead or alive. There were ambushes in the woods in which many men were killed, but Devil Anse lived safely behind a drawbridge in his mountain valley home.” (Submitted on November 24, 2012.)
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By Forest McDermott, May 20, 2008 | |
| | | 3. Hatfield Cemetery Grave Stone "Devil Anse" Hatfield | | The names of Hatfield's children are craved in the stone below the statue of Capt. Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield. | | |
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By Forest McDermott, May 20, 2008 | |
| | | 4. Hatfield Cemetery from a Distance | | Photo taken of the cemetery about half way between the marker and the grave site. Cemetery lies up a hill from the road. | | |
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By Forest McDermott, May 20, 2008 | |
| | | 5. Hatfield Cemetery Designated National Registered Historic Place | | |
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By Forest McDermott, May 20, 2008 | |
| | | 6. Anderson Hatfield (1838–1921) | | Devil Anse ordered this marble statue from Italy and had it hauled here by mules before he died. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on November 27, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 14,910 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 27, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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