Twelfth Generation

90. Samuel Langhorne (Mark Twain) CLEMENS was born on 30 Nov 1835 in Florida, Monroe Co, MO. He died on 21 Apr 1910 in Redding, Fairfield Co, CT. He was buried after 21 Apr 1910 in Elmira, Chemung Co, NY, Woodlawn Cemetery. Samuel Langhorne Clemens adopted the pseudonym "Mark Twain" after he spent two years as a steamboat pilot. "mark twain" is a term that means that a river is the minimum depth for safe navigation. After an unsuccessful attempt at gold and silver mining, he joined the staff of a Nevada newspaper where he first used the name "Mark Twain" to sign a humerous travel letter. He would continue to use the name for nearly 50 years and dozens of publications.

Samuel Langhorne (Mark Twain) CLEMENS and Olivia Louise (Livy) LANGDON were married on 2 Feb 1870 in Elmira, Chemung Co, NY. Olivia Louise (Livy) LANGDON (daughter of Jervis LANGDON and Olivia LEWIS) was born on 27 Nov 1845 in Elmira, Chemung Co, NY. She died on 5 Jun 1904 in Florence, Italy. She was buried in Jun 1904 in Elmira, Chemung Co, NY, Woodlawn Cemetery. Samuel Langhorne (Mark Twain) CLEMENS and Olivia Louise (Livy) LANGDON had the following children:

128	i.	Samuel Langdon CLEMENS was born on 7 Nov 1870 in Buffalo, Erie Co, NY. He died on 2 Jun 1872 in Hartford, Hartford Co, CT.
129	ii.	Olivia Susan (Susy) CLEMENS was born on 19 Mar 1872 in Elmira, Chemung Co, NY. She was buried in Aug 1896 in Elmira, Chemung Co, NY. She died on 18 Aug 1896 in Hartford, Hartford Co, CT.
+130	iii.	Clara Langdon CLEMENS.
131	iv.	Jane Lampton (Jean) CLEMENS was born on 26 Jul 1880 in Elmira, Chemung Co, NY. She died on 24 Dec 1909 in Redding, Fairfield Co, CT.