original_query: What was Randolph McCoy's role in the American Hatfield-McCoy feud?
query: What was Randolph McCoy's role in the American Hatfield-McCoy feud?
answer: Randolph McCoy was the patriarch of the McCoy clan, and his family was on the opposing side of the Hatfield clan in the Hatfield-McCoy feud.  The feud lasted nearly 30 years, during which he lost five children to violence.  Disputes over land and a hog theft further fueled the conflict, culminating in the New Year's Day 1888 massacre at the McCoy cabin.