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Mark Twain Born
Samuel Langhorne Clemens is born in Florida, Missouri. -
Mark Twain Family move to Hannibal, Missouri
Mark Twains family moves to Hannibal, Missouri a frequent stop for steamboats on the Mississippi river. Soon Mark Twain would look up to them and wants to be one himself. -
Mark Twains father dies
Mark Twains father John Clemens dies, forcing the family into financial trouble. -
Mark Twain gets a job as a printer
At the age of 15 Mark Twain leaves school to get a job as a printer in Hannibal, Missouri. -
Apprentice to a riverboat captain
Mark Twain begins a 2yr apprenticeship to become a riverboat captain. He get his pen name Mark Twain from this job as it is lingo that refers to the depth of the river. at which the boat is safe to navigate threw. -
Death of Twain's Brother
Mark Twain's youngest brother Henry dies at the age of 20. Twain personally feels responsible for the death of his brother as he encouraged him to get a job on a steamboat which is where he died from an explosion. -
Civil War
Twain spends two weeks training in a volunteer Confederate militia before it disbands. -
Mark Twain Moves to California
Twain travels to northern California before deciding to live in San Francisco. -
Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog
Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog is published increasing Mark Twain's Profile as a writer. -
The Innocents Abroad
Mark Twains first book The Innocents Abroad is published and becomes a best seller. -
Mark Twain marries and has first child
Twain marries Olivia Langdon their son Langdon is born later that year. -
The Gilded Age
Mark Twains book The Gilded Age is published -
Daughter born
Daughter Clara is born, and would go on to outlive Mark Twain. -
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is published. -
Jean Clemens Born
Livy Clemens gives birth to a daughter named Jean. -
Life on the Mississippi
Mark Twain publishes Life on the Mississippi a story of his years as a steamboat captain. -
Publishing company
Twain founds his own publishing company, Charles L. Webster & Co. -
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and a biography of President Ulysses S. Grant.
In one year Mark Twain publishes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and a biography of President Ulysses S. Grant. -
Moving to Europe
Because of financial reasons Mark Twain moves his family to Europe for cheaper living. -
Mark Twain's Last Novel
Pudd'nhead Wilson, Twain's last novel, is published. After ten hard years of trying to make it Mark Twains publishing company goes broke leaving Twain practically bankrupt. -
Lecture Tour
Twain goes on a worldwide tour to earn money to pay back creditors he owes money to. -
Susy Clemens dies
Susy dies of meningitis Mark Twain is in Europe and is heart broken and never fully recovers -
Mark Twains wife dies
Twains wife Livy Clemens dies after a 2 year illness. -
Death of Jean Clemens
Jean, Twains youngest daughter dies. -
Death of Mark Twain
Mark Twain dies in his home in Redding, Connecticut at the age of 74.
