Person:Asa McCoy (3)

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Asa Harman McCoy
b.1828 Virginia, USA
d.7 Jan 1865
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  • F.  Daniel Mc Coy (add)
  • M.  Margaret Taylor (add)
m. 12 Feb 1827
  1. Randolph "Randall" or "Ole Ran'l" McCoy1825 - 1914
  2. Asa Harman McCoy1828 - 1865
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  • H.  Asa Harman McCoy1828 - 1865
  • W.  Martha ClineAbt 1846 -
  1. Larkin McCoy1856 - 1937
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Name Asa Harman McCoy
Gender Male
Birth? 1828 Virginia, USA
Marriage to Martha Cline
Death? 7 Jan 1865

Asa Harmon McCoy was murdered on January 7, 1865. Jim Vance, the uncle of Devil Anse Hatfield, despised Harmon because he had joined the Union Army during the American Civil War. Harmon was discharged from the Army early because of a broken leg. He returned home to a warning from Vance that Harmon could expect a visit from Devil Anse's Wildcats. Frightened by gunshots as he drew water from his well, Harmon hid in a nearby cave, supplied with food and necessities each day by his slave, Pete; but the Wildcats followed Pete's tracks in the snow, discovered Harmon and shot him fatally. At first, Devil Anse Hatfield was the prime suspect. Later, after finding the Wildcats' leader had been confined to his bed, the guilt turned squarely on Vance; but in an area where Harmon's military service was an act of disloyalty, even Harmon's own family believed he had brought his murder on himself. In the end, the case died with no suspect brought to trial.

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References
  1.   Photograph of Asa Harman McCoy at WVCulture.org Hatfield-McCoy Feud gallery
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