Twain’s Life

Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) and Livy Langdon Family

SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS (“Mark Twain”)
b. 30 November 1839, Florida, MO; d. 21 April 1910, Redding, CT
Married OLIVIA “Livy” LOUISE LANGDON 2 February 1870

1. LANGDON CLEMENS
   b. 7 November 1870, Buffalo, NY; d. 2 June 1872, Hartford, CT
2. OLIVIA SUSAN “Susy” CLEMENS
   b. 19 March 1872, Elmira, NY; d. 18 August 1896, Hartford, CT
3. CLARA LANGDON CLEMENS
   b. 8 June 1874, Elmira, NY; d. 19 November 1962, San Diego, CA
   Married (1) OSSIP GABRILOWITSCH 6 October 1909
   1. NINA CLEMENS GABRILOWITSCH
      b. 18 August 1910, Redding, CT; d. 16 January 1966, Los Angeles, CA - no children

   Married (2) JACQUES SAMOSSOUD 11 May 1944

4. JANE LAMPTON “Jean” CLEMENS
   b. 26 July 1880, Elmira, NY; d. 24 September 1909, Redding, CT

NINA GABRILOWITSCH was the only grandchild of Mark Twain and died with no children. There are no living direct descendants of Mark Twain.

John Marshall Clemens Family

SAMUEL L. CLEMENS - MARK TWAIN - SIBLINGS AND FAMILY

JOHN MARSHALL CLEMENS
b. 11 August 1798, Campbell County, VA; d. 24 March 1847, Hannibal, MO.

married JANE LAMPTON CLEMENS 6 May 1823, Columbia, KY
Jane b. 18 June 1803, Adair County, KY; d. 27 October 1890, Keokuk, IA

1. ORION CLEMENS
   b. 17 July 1825, Gainesboro, TN; d. 11 December 1897, Keokuk, IA
   married MARY ELEANOR “Mollie” STOTTS, 19 December 1854
   1. One daughter died age 9
2. PAMELA ANN CLEMENS
   b. 13 September 1827, Jamestown, TN; d. 31 August 1904, Greenwich, CT
   married WILLIAM ANDERSON MOFFETT 20 September 1851
   1. Annie Moffett married Charles Webster
      1. Alice Jane Webster married Glenn McKinney
      2. William Luther Webster married Charlotte Hudgell
      3. Samuel Charles Webster married Doris Webb
   2. Samuel E. Moffett married Mary Mantz
      1. Anita Moffett
      2. Clemens Moffett
3. PLEASANT HANNIBAL CLEMENS
   b. 1828 or 1829, Jamestown, TN; died age 3 months
4. MARGARET LAMPTON CLEMENS
   b. 31 May 1830, Jamestown, TN; died 17 August 1839, Florida, MO
5. BENJAMIN LAMPTON CLEMENS
   b. 8 June 1832, Pall Mall, TN; d. 12 May 1842, Hannibal, MO
6. SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS (“Mark Twain”)
   b. 30 November 1839, Florida, MO; d. 21 April 1910, Redding, CT
   married OLIVIA “Livy” LOUISE LANGDON 2 February 1870
   1. LANGDON CLEMENS
      b. 7 November 1870, Buffalo, NY; d. 2 June 1872, Hartford, CT
   2. OLIVIA SUSAN “Susy” CLEMENS
      b. 19 March 1872, Elmira, NY; d. 18 August 1896, Hartford, CT
   3. CLARA LANGDON CLEMENS
      b. 8 June 1874, Elmira, NY; d. 19 November 1962, San Diego, CA
      married (1) OSSIP GABRILOWITSCH 14 September 1936
      1. NINA CLEMENS GABRILOWITSCH
         b. 18 August 1910, Redding, CT; d. 16 January 1966, Los Angeles, CA - no children

      married (2) JACQUES SAMOSSOUD 11 May 1944

   4. JANE LAMPTON “Jean” CLEMENS
      b. 26 July 1880, Elmira, NY; d. 24 September 1909, Redding, CT
7. HENRY CLEMENS
   b. 13 July 1838, Florida, MO; d. 21 June 1858, Memphis, TN

John Marshall Clemens' Siblings and Families

PAMELIA GOGGIN daughter of Stephen Goggin and Rachel Moorman
born 31 October 1775 in VA; died 21 August 1845 in Adair County, KY.

married (1): SAMUEL CLEMENS 29 October 1797, Bedford County, VA
b. 1770 in VA; d. 1805 in WV.

1. JOHN MARSHALL CLEMENS - MARK TWAIN’S FATHER
   b. 11 August 1798, Campbell County, VA; d. 24 March 1847, Hannibal, MO
   married JANE LAMPTON 6 May 1823, Columbia, KY
2. PLEASANT CLEMENS
   b. 1800; d. November 1811
3. ELIZABETH MOORE CLEMENS
   b. 1801; still living 1886
   married JOHN NICHOLAS POLLARD, 1817
4. HANNIBAL CLEMENS
   b. 6 November 1803; d. 1 August 1836
   married JANE HUDSON Jones 9 January 1829, she died 1849
   after Hannibal’s death, Jane married Judge Salee in 1841
5. CAROLINE CLEMENS
   b. 25 March 1806; d. 12 November 1853, Barren County, KY
   married ISAAC WITHERS SETTLE, 1824

married (2): SIMON HANCOCK 21 May 1809, Adair County, KY
b. 10 August 1774 in VA; died 13 June 1856 in KY

1. ANN HILL HANCOCK b. 27 March 1810; d. 29 June 1841
   married WILLIAM H. SAUNDERS 1 August 1837
2. MARY “Polly” GOGGIN HANCOCK b. 4 June 1812; d. 24 February 1893
   married WILLIAM H. SAUNDERS 4 October 1841 after her sister Ann died
3. SAMUEL HANCOCK b. 5 January 1815; d. 23 March 1841
   married LUCY HANCOCK 4 July 1838
4. PAMELIA GOGGIN HANCOCK b. 1 July 1818; d. 22 November 1886

References:
The Genealogy of Mark Twain by Lucius Marion Lampton, M.D.
Mark Twain’s Kinfolks by P. O. Selby

10 Generations Before Samuel L. Clemens, Mark Twain

11. Richard Clements married Elizabeth in 1535
b. 1506 Leicestershire, England
d. February 1571 in Croft, England

10. Robert Clements married (1) Alice in 1561 (2) Margaret
b. 1536 in England
d. June 1606 in Croft, England

9. Richard Clements married Agnes Fellows 2 March 1595 (she d. 1619)
b. 1570 in Croft, England
d. July 1617 in Cosby, England

8. Robert Clements married Lydia
b. December 1595 in England
d. 29 September 1658 in Haverhill, MA
came to U.S. in May 1642 after his wife’s death in March

7. Robert Clements married Elizabeth Fawne in 1652 (more in Lampton)
b. 1634 in England
d. 1714 in MA

6. Abraham Clements married Hannah Gove 10 May 1683 (more in Lampton)
b. 14 July 1657 in MA
d. 1716 in Bucks County, PA

5. Ezekiel Clemens married Christina Castell in 1725
b. 1 February 1696 in MA
d. 1778 in VA

4. Jeremiah Clemens married Elizabeth Moore in 1763 (more in Lampton)
b. 1732 in NJ
d. 17 November 1811 in VA

3. Samuel B. Clemens married Pamela Goggin 29 October 1797
b. 1770 in VA
d. 1805 in Mason County, WV

2. John Marshall Clemens married Jane Lampton 6 May 1823
b. 11 August 1798 in Campbell County, VA
d. 24 March 1847 in Hannibal, MO

1. Samuel Langhorne Clemens married Olivia Langdon 2 February 1870
b. 30 November 1835 in Florida, MO
d. 21 April 1910 at Redding, Connecticut

From The Genealogy of Mark Twain by Lucius Marion Lampton, M.D., copyright 1990, pages 78-79