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Appalachia, Bad Tom Smith, Battle of Hazard, Bill McGraw, Bobby Davis Museum and Park, Brandon Kirk, Charles Hayes, Combs-Eversole Cemetery, crime, feud, feuds, French-Eversole Feud, genealogy, Hazard, history, Kentucky, Martha Quigley, Perry County, photos

I visited Hazard to learn more about the French-Eversole Feud. To my surprise, even though most of the feud’s key events (and murders) occurred in Hazard, and even though the feud featured a Battle of Hazard, not ONE sign exists in the town to document the feud. 28 February 2019

Researching the French-Eversole Feud at the Bobby Davis Museum and Park in Hazard, KY. Martha Quigley, director of the museum, was very helpful in my learning more about the feud. 1 March 2019

Reading about Bad Tom Smith at the Bobby Davis Museum and Park in Hazard, KY. 1 March 2019

Here’s an old Eversole family heirloom, perhaps dating to the feud era. Bobby Davis Museum and Park, Hazard, Perry County, KY. 1 March 2019

Here’s an old Eversole family heirloom, perhaps dating to the feud era. Bobby Davis Museum and Park, Hazard, Perry County, KY. Photo by Martha Quigley. 1 March 2019

Partial map of French-Eversole Feud sites, drawn by Eversole descendant Bill McGraw. 1 March 2019

The Combs-Eversole Cemetery is partly located in the back yard of this residence. 28 February 2019

Joe Eversole’s grave. Mr. Eversole, a merchant and lawyer, was murdered in the feud. 28 February 2019

Joe Eversole’s grave. 28 February 2019

I placed flowers at Joe Eversole’s grave at the Combs-Eversole Cemetery in Hazard, KY. Photo by Martha Quigley. 28 February 2019
Hello my name is Regina Eversole. I am a long relative of Joseph C Eversole. Could you please email any info or links on the Eversole Clan.