James 'Uncle Jim' McCoy death.... Hatfield feud...
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 7, 1929
- James 'Uncle Jim' McCoy death
- Last survivor of Hatfields-McCoys feud
The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "Last M'Coy Feudist Dies At Pikeville, KY." with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the death of James 'Uncle Jim' McCoy, the last McCoy from the famed Hatfield-McCoy feud.
Complete with 36 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.
Background: James H. "Uncle Jim" McCoy (1849–1929) was a central figure in Appalachian history as the eldest son of McCoy family patriarch Randolph "Randall" McCoy during the notorious Hatfield–McCoy Feud. Serving as a Pike County constable and deputy sheriff, McCoy stood out as a voice of moderation and lawfulness who repeatedly sought legal recourse over retaliatory violence, even as three of his brothers were executed by the Hatfields in 1882 following the death of Ellison Hatfield. He survived the horrific 1888 New Year's Night Massacre—during which Hatfield raiders torched his family's home, killing his siblings Calvin and Alifair and brutally beating his mother—and subsequently helped lead the law enforcement response to apprehend the perpetrators. Following the cessation of hostilities in the 1890s, McCoy spent the remainder of his life in Pike County as a respected local businessman and community figure, earning the affectionate moniker "Uncle Jim" and enduring as one of the final surviving eyewitnesses to the peak years of the conflict.