Mark Twain By bianca_cioran Nov 30, 1835 Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) was born Mar 13, 1839 Clemens Family Moves To Hannibal, Missouri His father, begins to operate a general store. Mar 24, 1847 Samuel Clemens Father Dies Mar 13, 1851 Samuel Clemens Takes Work As A Printer This is where he adoptes his pen name Mark Twain. Mar 13, 1857 Samuel Becomes A Licensed River Pilot Jun 21, 1858 Henry Clemens Dies Mar 13, 1864 Mark Twain Travels To Califronia And Settles In San Fransisco Nov 18, 1865 "Jumping Frog" Is Published Dec 31, 1867 Mark Twain Meets His Future Wife Feb 2, 1870 Twain Gets Married And Has His First Child Apr 10, 1910 Mark Twain Dies