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Birth of Samuel Clements
Samuel Clements (Mark Twain) was born in Florida, Missouri. His parents names are Jane Lampton and John Marshall Clements. He was their sixth child. -
Clements family moves to Hannibal, Missouri
The Clements moved to Hannibal, Missouri in 1839, when Samuel was four years old. This is where Samuel spent his childhood and received much inspiration for his books. Some of his stories are based off of his experiences. His childhood home is now a museum, which can be visited. -
Samuel Clements publishes story
In 1850, Clements starting working for the Western Union, which was his brother's newspaper. In 1852, he published “The Dandy Frightening the Squatter” for the Carpet-Bag. -
Samuel Becomes Pilot
Clements loved steamboats, and in 1857, he started training to learn how to pilot one. He got his license in 1859, and enjoyed his career, up until the start of the Civil War. -
Published "Jim Smiley and his jumping Frog"
Clements started using Mark Twain as his pen name in 1852, and in 1864 he moved to California. In 1865, his story "Jim Smiley and his jumping Frog" was published in the Saturday Press. This story gained him popularity. -
Marriage to Olivia Langdon
Clements married Olivia Langdon in 1870. Olivia was from New York, and her father was a Coal salesman. They ended up settling in Buffalo, New York. Samuel and Olivia also had four children. -
Publishing of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was published in 1884. It was a sequel to "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". The book centers around a boy named Huckleberry Finn and a slave named Jim. It took several years for Twain to write. -
Death of Mark Twain
Mark Twain died on the twenty-first of April in 1910. Twain had heart issues. He was 74 years old. He is buried with his wife in Elmira, New York.
