Levisa (Levicy) Chaffin

1842 - 1929  (86 years)

• Name	Levisa (Levicy) Chaffin
  Born	20 Dec 1842	Logan Co. VA/WV
  Gender	Female
  Died	15 Mar 1929	Logan Co. WV
  Notes	As the wife of Devil Anse Hatfield, she was involved in one of the most famous feuds in American history. There have been thousands of books written about this squabble with the McCoys that almost caused a civil war between West Virginia and Kentucky. You will find a condensed version on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_Anse_Hatfield The Chaffin family was also split, as some of their children has also married into the McCoys. Levicy's older sister Sarah married a McCoy. To learn more about Vicy, the following is a transcript from Tom Chaffin, the grandson of her brother Moses Chaffin. http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/filmtranscripts/wvchafin.html
  Person ID	I13793	Master File
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2012

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel (Nathan) Chaffin,   b. 1820, Pike Co. Kentucky ,   d. aft. 1880, West Virginia  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Matilda Varney,   b. 1820, Logan Co. VA/WV
  Married	19 Oct 1837	Pike Co. KY
  	Kentucky Marriage Records, Pike County 1822-1865, p. 652
  Divorced	Bef 1879	West Virginia
  Family ID	F7650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Anderson (Devil Anse) Hatfield,   b. 09 Sep 1839, Mingo Co. VA/WV ,   d. 06 Jan 1921, Logan Co. WV  (Age 81 years)
  Married	18 Apr 1861	Mingo Co. WV
  Notes	Devil Anse Hatfield was involved in one of the famous feuds in American history with the McCoys. It almost caused a civil war between West Virginia and Kentucky. There is a huge amount of information, but a fairly accurate and condensed version is available on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_Anse_Hatfield Altina Waller, a WV historian, presented an excellent analysis of the feud for the film "West Virgina." This is a long read, but worthwhile because you learn how the personalities of the two men and the culture, economics, and politics combined to make the events unfold. She also describes how the media changed the perception of Appalachia from independent farmers with family being the primary focus to violent drunkards who fought over nothing. http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/filmtranscripts/wvwaller.html From the same film, here is information from Margaret Hatfield. http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/filmtranscripts/wvhatfield.html
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2012
  Family ID	F7664	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart