John Crenshaw

John Hart Crenshaw (November 19, 1797 – December 4, 1871) was an American landowner, salt maker, kidnapper and slave trader, based out of Gallatin County, Illinois.

For the Georgia Tech professor and athletic director, see John Bascom Crenshaw. For the California politician, see John T. Crenshaw.

John Crenshaw
Crenshaw with his wife
Born
John Hart Crenshaw

November 19, 1797
North Carolina, U.S.
DiedDecember 4, 1871 (aged 74)
Hickory Hill estate, Equality, Illinois, U.S.
Resting placeHickory Hill Cemetery
OccupationSalt maker
Known forIllegal slave trader
SpouseFrancine "Sina" Taylor
Children6
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