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Samuel L. Clemens was born in Florida, Missouri to mother, Jane L. Clemens, and father, John Marshall.
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A timespan of his life showcasing the important events
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Samuel's father dies and his family moves back into his childhood home.
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Samuel was in charge of editing Orion's newspaper while his brother was away. Samuel created sketches, he submitted two but only one appeared in an issue of Carpet-Bag.
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Samuel used his pen name for the first time on Enterprise.
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He started working for a newspaper called San Francisco Call. A year later he heard of the Jumping Frog and wrote the story. This was published in the month of November in New York Saturday Press.
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'The Innocence Abroad' was published
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Samuel married his wife, Olivia, and which they had a son together in November. Sadly their son died two years later. Shortly after, their daughter was born. Two more years later they welcomed a second daughter. Six more years later, his wife gave birth to their third daughter.
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Mark Twain's second novel, Adventures of Tom Sawyer, was published.
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His third novel titled 'Life on the Mississippi' was published.
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His infamous novel 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' was published.
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His fifth and final novel 'Following The Equator' was published.
