{"id":2422,"date":"2023-04-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fareshopbd.com\/hatfield-mccoy-feud-family-members-detail-bad-blood-wont-end\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T00:00:00","slug":"hatfield-mccoy-feud-family-members-detail-bad-blood-wont-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fareshopbd.com\/hatfield-mccoy-feud-family-members-detail-bad-blood-wont-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Hatfield-McCoy feud lives on as family members detail the 'bad blood' that won't end"},"content":{"rendered":"
One of America’s oldest feuds between the Hatfields and the McCoys still lingers in the hollers of West Virginia<\/a> more than a century after the last shots were fired.<\/p>\n Intertwined by their bloody past, the families have engaged in some less-aggressive exchanges in this century \u2013 but the lasting disdain for each other is proof that some things never die.<\/p>\n “It’s like a bad marriage you can’t get out of,” Chris, a Hatfield, said of the feud<\/a>.<\/p>\n AMERICA IS FASCINATED WITH \u2018HATFIELDS AND MCCOYS’ FEUD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Now, fans can follow along with the family drama in Fox Nation’s new reality series, \u2018The Real Hatfields & McCoys: Forever Feuding.’<\/a> marking the app’s next step into reality TV following the release of \u2018Duck Family Treasure\u2019 – a spinoff of \u2018Duck Dynasty\u2019 – last year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Hatfileds & McCoys feud still lingers to this day, over 100 years after most would believe the feud ended.<\/span> (Fox & Friends\/Screengrab)<\/span><\/p>\n Over 100 years ago, the cross-border West Virginia and Kentucky war raged between the two families, catapulting them into the history books by marking the series of killings driven by a series of disagreements – some over land disputes, and even one involving a pig.<\/p>\n This time, the iconic dispute stems from competition. The Hatfields own a distillery while the McCoys own an entertainment complex, and both are determined to see each other fail.<\/p>\n “The McCoys that we’re feuding with, trying to beat us, are using our name to try to make a dollar,” Chad, another Hatfield, said during the series<\/a>. <\/p>\n ARTIFACTS HELP PINPOINT KEY HATFIELD-MCCOY BATTLE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Two other Hatfield family descendants, Amber and Chad Bishop, sat down with the hosts of “Fox & Friends<\/a>” early Tuesday to give viewers an idea of what to expect from the Fox Nation series showcasing the feud.<\/p>\n During the segment, Amber shared why filming the series<\/a> is so important to her.<\/p>\n Video<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n “It was important for people to see the truth, and I know that they might have read about this in some news articles, and I know a lot of people, they don’t believe it, but it’s a true story. It’s a very true story between the two families,” she said.<\/p>\n “You’re going to see our family versus their family,” she explained. “My cousin Christopher marries a McCoy\u2026 and my aunt Nancy was not having it.”<\/p>\n Fox Nation’s new reality series<\/a> treads the rough patches of the Appalachian mountains<\/a> where the cross-border feud between the two families still exists, albeit in a more lighthearted way. <\/p>\n HATFIELDS AND MCCOYS HELP PINPOINT KEY BATTLE SITE IN FEUD<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Hatfields of West Virginia were led by William Anderson ‘Devil Anse’ Hatfield while the McCoys of Kentucky were under the leadership of Randolph ‘Ole Ran’l, McCoy.\u00a0<\/span> (Photo by: Pictures From History\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n McCoy descendants Jim McCoy and Courtney Quick also joined “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday to share their side of the story.<\/p>\n McCoy said he wanted to do the show to help his business or, in his words, build his “dynasty.”<\/p>\n “The Hatfields have been trying to undercut us for over 200 years,” he said. “They might as well figure out that they don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell when it comes to us.”<\/p>\n Quick said the show also gives viewers<\/a> a glimpse of the Appalachian lifestyle.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO GET FOX NATION<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n