Uncle Ransom Hatfield lived near the lower end of my paper route back in 1952-55. He lived almost his entire life in the home place of his father, Preacher Anse Hatfield, which was where the infamous “hog trial” took place in 1878, and where Ellison Hatfield was killed on Election Day, 1882.
Uncle Ransom was interviewed by almost all the writers who wrote before he died in 1956. He detested all the books, which he said were “mostly bull-shit.” This essay, in its entirety, can be read in my book, “Lies, Damned Lies, and Feud Tales.” https://www.amazon.com/dp/1977716814/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1511238586&sr=1-1&keywords=Lies%2C+Damned+Lies%2C+and+Feud+Tales