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Devil Anse Hatfield (William Anderson Hatfield) was born on 9 September, 1839 in Logan, Virginia, is an American patriarch of the Hatfield clan. Discover Devil Anse Hatfield's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?

Popular As William Anderson Hatfield
Occupation Timber merchant
Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 9 September 1839
Birthday 9 September
Birthplace Logan, Virginia
Date of death 1921
Died Place Stirrat, Logan County, West Virginia
Nationality United States

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Devil Anse Hatfield Height, Weight & Measurements

At 82 years old, Devil Anse Hatfield height is 6' (1.83 m) .

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Height 6' (1.83 m)
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Who Is Devil Anse Hatfield's Wife?

His wife is Levisa Chafin (m. April 18, 1861)

Family
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Wife Levisa Chafin (m. April 18, 1861)
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Children 13

Devil Anse Hatfield Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Devil Anse Hatfield worth at the age of 82 years old? Devil Anse Hatfield’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Devil Anse Hatfield's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Actor

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1839

William Anderson Hatfield (September 9, 1839 – January 6, 1921), better known as Devil Anse, was an American timber merchant and Civil War veteran who led the West Virginian Hatfield family during the Hatfield–McCoy feud.

Hatfield was born September 9, 1839, in western Virginia (now Logan, West Virginia), the son of Ephraim and Nancy (Vance) Hatfield.

His nickname "Devil Anse" has a variety of supposed origins.

Among these are that it was given to him by his mother; that he was named it by Randolph McCoy; that he earned the nickname from his bravery during battle in the American Civil War; or because it contrasted to his good-tempered cousin, Anderson "Preacher Anse" Hatfield.

A supporter of the Confederacy, Hatfield enlisted in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.

1842

Hatfield married Levisa "Levicy" Chafin (December 20, 1842 – March 15, 1929), the daughter of Nathaniel Chafin and Matilda Varney, on April 18, 1861, in Logan County, West Virginia (then Virginia).

Their 13 children were:

1862

He was commissioned a First Lieutenant of Cavalry in the Virginia State Line in 1862, a group made to protect the territory along the Kentucky-Virginia border where resident loyalties to the Union and Confederacy were mixed.

1863

The Virginia State Line eventually disbanded in 1863 and Hatfield enlisted as a private in the newly formed 45th Battalion Virginia Infantry, before being appointed First Lieutenant and later Captain of Company B. His unit spent most of its time patrolling the border area against bushwhackers sympathetic to the Union as well as engaging in guerrilla warfare against Union soldiers.

Devil Anse has been connected to killings of several Union fighters, including trackers Ax and Fleming Hurley in 1863.

Devil Anse and his uncle Jim Vance later formed a Confederate guerrilla fighting unit called the "Logan Wildcats."

One of the group's victims was Union General Bill France, killed in revenge for losing one of their members to France's unit.

1864

Devil Anse deserted the Confederate Army in 1864 and returned home to his family in West Virginia where he began acquiring land.

Despite being illiterate, he managed to build a profitable lumber business, much of which was on thousands of acres of virgin timberland he had won in a lawsuit from McCoy relative Perry Cline.

Devil Anse was the patriarch during the Hatfield-McCoy feud.

His family and Randolph McCoy's fought in one of the bloodiest and most well-known feuds in American history.

He was instrumental in the execution of McCoy boys Tolbert, Pharmer and Bud, as well as being present during the Battle of Grapevine Creek before most of his sons and friends were arrested for the murder of the McCoys.

1865

In 1865, he was suspected of having been involved in the murder of his rival Asa Harmon McCoy, who had fought for the Union Army and was waylaid by The Wildcats on his return home.

Hatfield had been home ill at the time of the killing, which was probably committed at the instigation of his uncle, Jim Vance.

This may have sparked the beginning of the notorious feud between the two families.

1911

Hatfield was baptized on September 23, 1911, in Island Creek by William Dyke "Uncle Dyke" Garrett and converted to Christianity (he had maintained a largely agnostic or anti-institutional view of religion prior to this conversion).

He went on to found a Church of Christ congregation in West Virginia.

He was an uncle of the eventual Governor of West Virginia, and United States Senator, Henry D. Hatfield.

1921

Hatfield died on Thursday, January 6, 1921, in Sarah Ann, Logan County, West Virginia at the age of 81 of pneumonia at his home along Island Creek.

He is buried in the Hatfield Family Cemetery along West Virginia Route 44 in southern Logan County.

His grave is topped by a life-sized statue of himself made of Italian marble.

Levicy outlived her husband by eight years.

Her great-nephew was the political kingpin, Logan County sheriff Don Chafin.

1963

He makes a spectral appearance in Manly Wade Wellman's 1963 collection of short stories, Who Fears the Devil?.

1975

In the 1975 TV movie The Hatfields and the McCoys, Jack Palance played Devil Anse Hatfield opposite Steve Forrest as Randall McCoy.

2012

Hatfield was portrayed by actor Kevin Costner in the 2012 miniseries Hatfields & McCoys.

For his role, Costner won both the Emmy and Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Miniseries or TV Movie.