

Unfortunately, Roseanna never marries Johnse, and the war between the Hatfields and McCoys results in the deaths of Fanny’s brothers: Tolbert, Pharmer, Bud, and Alfair. If you want to find out, you need to read the book. She revealed something to Fanny, but I am not going to tell you what it is. Roseanna was very unhappy when she came home and used to talk in her sleep. It’s a quilt made with “coffins” with each name of a family member who had died. At first Roseanna refused, but later she came home. She moved into the Hatfield’s home, and made Fanny swear not to tell.Įventually, Pa found out and sent Fanny and her brother, Tolbert, to get her. One of her sisters, Roseanna, runs off with none other than Johnse Hatfield, a handsome fella. Fanny has four sisters and five brothers. It all starts when Ranel McCoy (Fanny’s father) loses his pigs and “Devil” Anse Hatfield and his wildcats kill Ranel’s younger brother.

This story is historical fiction based on the killing war between the Hatfields and the McCoys.
