Mark Twain's Life
Brianna Dighton Period 4
Birth
- Mark Twain was born Nov. 30, 1835.
- He was the 6th child born.He was born in Florida,MO.
- He was named Samuel L. Clemens.
- He was born during the Halley,s Comet flew by earth.
- His parents were John Marshall Clemens and Jane Lampton.
Early Childhood
- In 1847 his father died when Mark Twain was 12.
- Mark Twain started to work as a printer apprentice.
- He stopped going to school in elementary.
- He lived in a town with poverty.
- He witnessed many bad things when he was young
Education
- He didn't graduate high School
- He didn't go to school he stopped going in elementary
- He worked at a printing shop instead of going to school
- He did go to college
- He attended Oxford University
Career
- He's an author
- he used to work as a store keeper
- He worked as a land spectator
- He had multifacting career
- He edited newspapers for his brother Orion when he was gone
Family
- Father John Marshall Clemens
- Mother Jane Lampton
- Sisters Pamela and Marget
- Brothers Orion,Pleasant,Henry,and Benjamin
- Wife Olivia Langdon, Son Langdon, and Daughters Susy,Jean, and Clara
Hobbies/Intrests
- Playing Hooky
- Reading
- Writing
- Crosswords
- He smoked pipes
Extra
- He died April, 21,1910.
- He married Olivia Langdon Clemens in 1870.
- Mark Twain had a son that only lived for 2 years.
- Mark Twain had six siblings.
- Mark Twain had four children.