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Birth
Mark Twain was born -
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Mark Twain
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moving somwhere else
the Clemens family moved 35 miles east to the town of Hannibal. -
father died
when mark twain was 12 years old his dad died of pneumonia. -
moved
left hannibal for a printing job. -
pilot
mark twain became a licensed river pilot. -
gaining fame
Mark Twain began to gain fame when his story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavaras County" appeared in the New York Saturday Press -
married to Olivia Langdon
they had four children, one of whom died in infancy and two who died in their twenties. Their surviving child, Clara, lived to be 88, and had one daughter. Clara's daughter died without having any children, so there are no direct descendants of Samuel Clemens living. -
Death
Mark Twain died, his final days consited of writing storys and smoking cigars.
