Hatfield family
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The Hatfield family was one of the two feuding Appalachian clans involved in the infamous late 19th-century Hatfield–McCoy feud along the West Virginia–Kentucky border.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hatfield family canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hatfield family Context triple: [Hatfields & McCoys, portrays, Hatfield family]
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Hall family
The Hall family is a familial group or lineage to which Sylvia Hall belongs.
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Bruce family
The Bruce family was a powerful medieval Scottish noble dynasty that produced several prominent figures, including Robert the Bruce, King of Scots.
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Stephen family
The Stephen family was a prominent British intellectual and literary family of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, closely associated with the Bloomsbury Group and including figures such as Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell.
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D.
Howard family
The Howard family is an American show-business family best known for actors and filmmakers like Rance Howard and his son Ron Howard.
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E.
Howard family
The Howard family is a prominent English noble house that has long held the dukedom of Norfolk and played a major role in the political and social life of the British aristocracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hatfield family Target entity description: The Hatfield family was one of the two feuding Appalachian clans involved in the infamous late 19th-century Hatfield–McCoy feud along the West Virginia–Kentucky border.
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A.
Hall family
The Hall family is a familial group or lineage to which Sylvia Hall belongs.
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B.
Bruce family
The Bruce family was a powerful medieval Scottish noble dynasty that produced several prominent figures, including Robert the Bruce, King of Scots.
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C.
Stephen family
The Stephen family was a prominent British intellectual and literary family of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, closely associated with the Bloomsbury Group and including figures such as Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell.
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D.
Howard family
The Howard family is a prominent English noble house that has long held the dukedom of Norfolk and played a major role in the political and social life of the British aristocracy.
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E.
Howard family
The Howard family is an American show-business family best known for actors and filmmakers like Rance Howard and his son Ron Howard.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Appalachian clan
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family ⓘ historical group ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activityStart | 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedCounty |
Logan County, West Virginia
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Mingo County, West Virginia ⓘ |
| associatedRiver |
Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River
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linked to:
Tug Fork
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| borderRegion | West Virginia–Kentucky border ⓘ |
| conflict | Hatfield–McCoy feud ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
subject of American folklore
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symbol of Appalachian feuds ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
farming
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timber ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Scots-Irish American ⓘ |
| family | Hatfield family ⓘ |
| feudEnd | 1890s ⓘ |
| feudStart | circa 1860s ⓘ |
| feudType | family feud ⓘ |
| feudWith | McCoy family ⓘ |
| headOfFamily | William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | New Year’s Night 1888 Pawpaw Tree incident ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | notorious feuding clan ⓘ |
| knownFor | Hatfield–McCoy feud ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementAction | arrests of Hatfield family members in the 1880s ⓘ |
| legacy | tourist heritage sites in West Virginia and Kentucky ⓘ |
| legalConflictWith |
McCoy family
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State of Kentucky ⓘ
linked to:
Kentucky
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| locatedIn |
Tug Fork area
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West Virginia ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | national newspaper reports in the 1880s ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Valentine "Wall" Hatfield
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William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield ⓘ |
| opposedBy | McCoy family ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hatfield–McCoy families
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linked to:
McCoy family (Hatfields & McCoys)
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| region | Appalachia ⓘ |
| representedIn |
books about the Hatfield–McCoy feud
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films about the Hatfield–McCoy feud ⓘ television adaptations of the Hatfield–McCoy feud ⓘ |
| role | patriarch of the Hatfield family ⓘ |
| socialClass | rural landowning family ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| topicOf |
American cultural history research
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historical studies of Appalachian violence ⓘ |
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Subject: Hatfield family Description of subject: The Hatfield family was one of the two feuding Appalachian clans involved in the infamous late 19th-century Hatfield–McCoy feud along the West Virginia–Kentucky border.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Hatfield family
Famous for Killing Each Other: Music from and Inspired by Hatfields & McCoys
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subject linked to:
Cap Hatfield in Hatfields & McCoys