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Martha “Patty” Cline McCoy

Updated Mar 25, 2024
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Martha “Patty” Cline McCoy
Wide angle photo of Martha “Patty” Cline McCoy of Pike County, Kentucky with young girl.
Date & Place: in Pike County, Kentucky United States
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Chances are that you've heard of the Hatfield-McCoy feud in the mid 1800's Kentucky. This is Martha "Patty" Cline (1828-1907) who married a McCoy, Asa Harmon McCoy (1828 - 1865). Asa was a veteran of the Union Army who was allegedly killed by the "Logan Wildcats" - a Confederate guerrilla unit led by "Devil Ance" Hatfield.

The Cline family became heavily involved in the feud after the deaths of the McCoy brothers. Even Martha's brother, Perry, was pulled into the famous feud, trying to manipulate circumstances to widen his political influence.

This photo was likely taken sometime after Asa died, and it looks like the Civil War and the feud took a toll on poor Martha. Discover more about Martha "Patty" (Cline) McCoy's life with her biography.
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I’d say quite a while after Asa died.
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Martha “Patty” Cline McCoy's parents were Jacob Richard "Rich Jake" Cline (1788 -1858) and Nancy Fuller (1810 - 1851). Patty/Martha had siblings William, Peter, Virginia, and Perry. Martha married Asa Harmon McCoy (1828 - 1865) and they had children Mary, Jacob, Larkin, "Jeff" Lewis, Asa, and Nancy. Asa Harmon McCoy was killed in 1864 or 1865 by a Confederate guerrilla unit known as the "Logan Wildcats", a Home Guard unit led by William Anderson "Devil Ance" Hatfield and Jim Vance. Asa had served in the Union Army. Read some details about the Hatfield-McCoy feud which involved Martha and her birth family, the Clines at All the Dirty Details About the Hatfield-McCoy Feud When Martha was about 40, she was living in Pike County with her children Jacob, Larkin, Lewis, Asa, and Nancy. There was no husband in the household. She was a farmer and Jacob and Larkin were helping on the farm. Martha went on to marry Riley Blankenship. See additional details about Martha at Martha Cline: Obituary
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