Mark Twain By stephanieriley Nov 30, 1835 Birth of Samuel Langhorne Clemens November 30, 1835, Florida, MO Mar 12, 1839 Samuel and family move to Hannibal, Missouri Mar 12, 1847 Mark twain's father dies Mar 12, 1851 Twain works as a printer Mar 12, 1857 Becomes apprentice river pilot Mar 12, 1857 Adopts pen name Mark Twain Mar 12, 1861 Civil War causes Twain steamboat career to end Mar 12, 1862 Twain travels to Nevade and becomes a reporter Mar 12, 1864 Twain goes to CA and settles in San Fransisco Nov 18, 1865 "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" gets punblished Mar 12, 1869 Twain's first book "The Innocenece Abroad" is publsihed Mar 12, 1870 Twain gets married and has a son Mar 12, 1872 Twain moves to Hartford, Connecticut Mar 12, 1872 Daughter born, son dies Mar 12, 1874 Daughter Clara is born Mar 12, 1876 Tom Sawyer is published Mar 12, 1880 Daughter Jean is born Mar 12, 1884 Twain founds publishing company Mar 12, 1891 Twain and fmily move to Europe Mar 12, 1896 Daughter Susy dies Mar 12, 1904 Twain;s wife dies Mar 12, 1905 Moves to New York and writes autobiography Mar 12, 1909 Daughter Jean dies Apr 21, 1910 Death of Samuel Langhorne Clemens/Mark Twain April 21, 1910, Redding, CT