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Mark Twain Timeline

By OrianWillcox-Nichols
  • Mark Twain is Born

    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

    Mark Moves to Hannibal

    In 1839 Samuel and his family move away from their home in
    Florida, Missouri to live in Hannibal, Missouri.
    (No exact date specified)
  • The death of John Marshall

    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'

    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'

    '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

    Olivia Langdon

    In the year 1870 Mark Twain met and married Olivia Langdon and had four children.
  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    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.
    (No exact date specified)
  • Mark Twain dies

    Mark Twain dies

    Mark Twain passes away in his home.