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Early life Claire Samuel Clemens was born November 30th 1835 in Florida MO. Samuel was the sixth child in his family. In 1839 the Clemens moved to Hannibal which is 35 miles east from there first home. When he was 12 his father died because of pneumonia.

Jobs Molly When Samuel was 13 he quit school to become a printers apprentice. 2 years after that job he became a writer for his brothers [ Orion ] newspaper. He had a passion for writing. When Samuel was 17 he left Hannibal to be a printer in St.Louis. When he was in St.Louis he became a river pilot’s apprentice. He was named Mark Twain when he was a river pilot. [ Mark twain means safe to navigate ]

Books Isabella His first book was The Innocents Aboard. He also wrote a series called The Adventures Of Huckle Berry Fin. He has written 28 books in his life time.

Kids Austin Samuel married Olivia Langdon in 1870. She had 4 kids. 3 of her kids died. The 1 that survived was named Clara. Clara Lived to be 88. Clara had 1 daughter witch made Twain a grandpa. Clara's darter had no children.

Death Claire Mark Twain died on April 21, 1910. Now his child hood house is a museum in Hannibal.