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Mark Twain, born as Samuel L. Clemens, was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri to John and Jane Clemens.
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When he turned four, Mark and his family moved to Hannibal, Missouri in 1839 because of financial troubles in their family. Hannibal was a port town that had better opportunities for the family.
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When Mark Twain was 11, his father passed away due to pneumonia.
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When Mark turned 18, he left home to work as a printer in New York City, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Cincinnati. He joined the International Typographical Union.
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In February of 1870, Twain married Olivia Langdon. They had three daughters and one son. Langdon helped edit many of Twain's works.
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In 1876, Mark Twain published on of his best works: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
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Nine years later, Mark Twain wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, one of Mark Twain's best works. It was named one of the Great American Novels.
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When she was 58, Olivia died in 1904 after battling serious illnesses for two years,
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In April of 1910, Mark Twain died due to a heart attack. He was then buried in his wife's family plot at Woodlawn Cemetery in New York.
