John Heth

Captain John Heth
Portrait by Thomas Sully
Born1798
Black Heath, Virginia, US
DiedApril 30, 1842(1842-04-30) (aged 43–44)
Norwood, Virginia, US
Occupation(s)Owner, Black Heath Coal Mining Enterprises (1821 – 1842)
Known forPOW, War of 1812
ChildrenHenry Heth
FatherHenry Heth

Captain John Heth (1798 – April 30, 1842) was a Virginian naval officer and businessman in the coal mining industry.[1]

  1. ^ Lee, Ida J. (1934). "The Heth Family". The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 42 (3): 273–282. ISSN 0042-6636. JSTOR 4244602.