The Hatfields and McCoys is a family feud built on many factors. It was a feud mostly over family pride and involved a lot of violence. The feud occurred above all in the nineteenth century; that was the date of origin of the feud. However, the feud continues to this day and is still very heated at times. The original families were very loyal and killed for each other, and this was the main cause of this decades-long feud. This feud is probably the biggest and probably the best known in America. Hatfield and McCoy have been a decades-long dispute that has caused much controversy in American history. The origins of the Hatfield and McCoy family date back to the 1800s. The leader of the Hatfields was "Devil Anse" Hatfield. Willam Anderson Hatfield had 13 children: Johnson Hatifield, William Anderson Hatfield, Robert E. Lee Hatfield, Nancy Hatfield, Elliott Rutherford Hatfield, Mary Hatfield, Eliabeth Hatfield, ;Elias M. Hatfield, Detroit W. Hatfield, Joseph David Hatfield, Rose Lee Hatfield, Emmanuel Wilson Hatfield and Tennyson Samuel Hatfield. The leader of the McCoys was Randolph McCoy. Randolph McCoy had 16 children and married his first cousin Sarah McCoy. Randolph McCoy's children were: Josephine McCoy, James H. Henry 2McCoy, Floyd McCoy, Tolbert McCoy, Lilburn McCoy, Samuel McCoy, Mary Katherine McCoy, Alifair McCoy, Roseanna McCoy, Calvin McCoy, Pharmer McCoy, Randolph McCoy, Randolph McCoy, Wiliand Trinvilla McCoy and William Anderson were the son of Ephrain Hatfield and Nancy Vancleve. Randolph McCoy was the son of Samuel McCoy and Elizabeth Davis. ("Hatfields and McCoys" Wikipedia) There were many reasons for the start of the conflict, but no one knows exactly which... middle of paper...... the Coys were killed overall. Even now the feud continues and is still very heated, although it is usually not serious enough: people get seriously injured or killed. But the feud still gets heated enough to lead to fights and some injuries, making it the longest feud in all of America's history. Works Cited Hale, Whitney. "Hatfield and McCoy Events Told in Digitized Newspapers". University of Kentucky News. May 24th. 2012. Print."Hatfields and McCoys." History.com. 2014. Webb. January 22nd. 2014. http://www.history.com/shows/HatfieldandMcCoys/articles/the-Hatfield-McCoys-feud>."Hatfields and McCoys". Wikipedia. February 23. 2014.web.2014.> http://eh.m.wikipedia.org./hatfieldandmccoyfeud.>."Hatfields and McCoys Families". Encyclopedia Britannica. 2014. Print."Tumors May Have Fueled Hatfield-McCoy Feud." Vanderbilt Magazine. Press.