The French–Eversole feud occurred primarily from 1887–1894. The events occurred in the mountains of southeastern Kentucky and were mainly situated in Hazard, Perry County. The two instigators of this feud were Joseph C. Eversole and Benjamin Fulton French, who were both merchants and lawyers and at one time were friendly. The war or feud was a media sensation and was covered by many US papers at the time. The First report was in the Louisville Courier-Journal on June 30, 1886 on Page 1. A listing of the various media reports is included at the end of this article. Ultimately, those media reports became the basis for various books written about the French-Eversole War. Based on a report by General Sam Hill to Governor Simon Bolivar Buckner, the feud killed more than 20 men. Other historians exaggerated the numbers killed to about 74 deaths attributed to the feud. Before the feud Jacob Eversole (1760-1840) was one of the first settlers of the area moving from Lancaster County, PA. Originally spelled, 'Ebersohl', six brothers migrated from Europe to Pennsylvania: Abraham, Johannes, Peter, Yost, Carl and Jacob. One of Yost Ebersohl's son's Jacob, moved from Pennsylvania to Eastern Kentucky ca 1790-1800. When Perry County was created on November 2, 1820 by 'General' Elijah H. Combs he named the small group of streets Hazard as its seat. Both the County and the Town are named after General Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the War of 1812. The small town had only one road, scattered buildings, and only a few boards to walk on over the muddy streets. It became the trading center of the county with a population of around 100 during the feud. Jacob Eversole's (1760-1840) son 'Woolery' G. Eversole married the daughter of Jesse Cornett (1761-1836) another founding family of Perry County, Kentucky. Woolery and Lucy (Cornett) Eversole had several children, one of which was Maj. John C. Eversole, USA who lead portions of the 14th Kentucky Cavalry and was assassinated during the Civil War. His son, Joseph C. Eversole was the leader of the Eversole Clan in the French Eversole Feud. Eversole and French were very similar men. They were both lawyers, merchants, and very well off. Joseph Eversole married a woman from another prominent Perry County family, Susan Combs. Susan was the daughter of Judge Josiah Henry Combs, one of the members of the Eversole clan. Susan's Great-grandfather was