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Mark Twain is Born
In the year 1835 on the 30th of November Mark Twain is born as the sixth child of John Marshall in Florida, Mo. -
Mark Moves to Hannibal
In 1839 Samuel and his family move away from their home in
Florida, Missouri to live in Hannibal, Missouri.
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The death of John Marshall
At the age of 12 Samuel(Mark Twain) looses his father to pneumonia.
(All the sites I look at say he died the same year Mark was born?) -
Samuel Becomes 'Mark Twain'
In 1857 Samuel becomes an apprentice to become a licensed river pilot. While working he learns the lingo 'Mark Twain' that refers to the river depth that it is safe to sail in. -
'Jim Smiley and his Jumping Frog'
Mark gets his short story "Jumping Frog" published in the New York Saturday Press, and his profile as a write is raised. -
Olivia Langdon
In the year 1870 Mark Twain met and married Olivia Langdon and had four children. -
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
In 1876 Mark Twain writes 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' a story based off of Mark Twain's hometown of Hannibal, Missouri.
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Mark Twain dies
Mark Twain passes away in his home.
