09-22-2020, 06:35 PM
I had just finished reading "Bloody Breathitt" which chronicles the violent history of Breathitt County where my father was born and raised. in the early 1900's Breathitt County was famous for the violent feuds that went on there. The New York Times and other newspapers all across the country wrote about Breathitt County. The violence in Breathitt County was just as famous as the Hatfield/McCoy Feud. Judges, lawmen, and politicians were shot and killed in the streets of Jackson in broad daylight.
One of the major player in the violence was Judge W.H. Blanton. The killings in Breathitt County were not really "feuds" over family or honor. Instead they were based on the divisive politics of the region after the Civil War and Judge Blanton was involved in a lot of them. He was also the grandfather of Mammaw Blanton who mainly raised the Author of "hillbilly Elegy" J. D. Vance.
When you read how crazy and violent she was it is clear that she inherited a lot of that from her grandfather.
One of the major player in the violence was Judge W.H. Blanton. The killings in Breathitt County were not really "feuds" over family or honor. Instead they were based on the divisive politics of the region after the Civil War and Judge Blanton was involved in a lot of them. He was also the grandfather of Mammaw Blanton who mainly raised the Author of "hillbilly Elegy" J. D. Vance.
When you read how crazy and violent she was it is clear that she inherited a lot of that from her grandfather.
