Mark Twain's Life By Lmarvingallo Nov 30, 1835 Samuel Langhorne Clemens is born. Period: Nov 30, 1835 to Apr 21, 1910 Mark Twain's Life Nov 1, 1839 Samuel moves to Hannibal, Missouri. Jan 1, 1847 Twain's father dies. Jan 1, 1864 Twain moves to San Francisco Nov 18, 1865 First Story Published. Twain's tale "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was published in a New York Weekly. Feb 1, 1870 Twain marries Olivia Langdon. Jan 1, 1873 Twain moves his family to Hartford, Connecticut Feb 1, 1885 Huckleberry Finn is published. Jan 1, 1896 Mark Twain enters a deep depression. Apr 21, 1910 Mark Twain dies.