Can you Help Larkin McCoy, the Hatfields and McCoy Project and Collaborative Profile of the Week

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The Hatfield & McCoy Project and the Collaborative Profile of the Week Present

Larkin McCoy

Larkin McCoy (1856- ?) was a member of the infamous McCoy family. Be careful, I noticed there is more than one Larkin McCoy.

1. Cleanup gedcom
2. Sources?
3. Census data?
4. Wife, Children?
5. How was he involved in the feud? How long did it last? What was the cause? What was the result?
6. Where did he live? What did he do?

Hatfield and McCoy Project
Who's intrigued by Family Feuds?

The Hatfield and McCoy project is a subproject of the Black Sheep Project. This feud involved the members of two families, their feuds, murders, trials, and the reasons involved. The families were led by Randolph “Ole Ran’l” McCoy in Kentucky and William Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield in West Virginia.

More information on the Hatfields
More information on the McCoys

Thank you

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The editor is misbehaving I'm trying to fix this.

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All set now.

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Thanks, Anne!

I will do a very quick GEDCOM junk clean-up.

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Thanks Chris

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I would love to help but don't know how to reply to this request except by entering a comment.  I have a large Hatfield McCoy family which include Larkin McCoy

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Hi Peg, Up above where you've made this comment you can also press answer. Tell us what you know about Larkin and tell us why you know it (give us a source for that information) At Wikitree it's very important to cite sources for all the information. If you know something, but only know because someone else told you, "rummage" around on the internet and see if you can find the information and where it came from. If it's the family tradition that's been passed down, (like he wore size 13 boots) that can be included but we have to include that it's only family tradition.

Answer 1

Have you seen the article from the Williamson Daily News 2nd August 1982?

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Is it online? Do you have a link?

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Here is a link to the paper.

Williamson Daily News Aug 2 1982

Scroll through the pages.

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Thanks Philip. It starts on p. 13 for anyone else who wants to take a look.

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If someone is interested in combing through newspapers then check out the trove at:

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/

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This link was instrumental in finding what Larken actually did during the feud. Thank you.

Answer 2

Here's his FindAGrave, with pictures http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=91208587

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1920 census https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPC-NKG

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Marriage to Mary Elizabeth Coleman, with image https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWBM-D9D

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1880 census https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZP-3SR

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1910 census https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M26B-B2H

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FamilySearch index of the FindAGrave entry https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLH-HW4B

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Thanks Carrie, I've been so engrossed sourcing I forgot about Larkin.

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Surely. :)

1870 census https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4M-LW6

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1900 census https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9HP-34Y

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I added all the sources you found, Carrie. Thanks!

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Thanks for adding the sources Eric