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Olivia Langdon Clemens (November 27, 1845 – June 5, 1904) was the wife of the American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known under his pen name Mark Twain. Early life. Olivia Langdon was born in 1845 in Elmira, New York, to Jervis Langdon and Olivia Lewis Langdon. Her childhood home from 1847 to 1862 was the building at what is now ...

Olivia Langdon Clemens was born Olivia Louise Langdon on Nov. 27, 1845, in Elmira, N.Y., the daughter of Jervis and Olivia Langdon. She had a younger brother, Charles, and an adopted older sister, Susan. Olivia was called “Livy” by her friends and family, and by her husband, Samuel L. Clemens, whom she married on Feb. 2, 1870.

For this resource page, Barbara Snedecor graciously agreed to write about Olivia Langdon Clemens, Mark Twain’s wife and profound influence on the author’s life and writings. ... Undated note from Olivia Langdon Clemens to Samuel Clemens, during her 1902-1903 confinement period. In May 1903, Samuel and Olivia sold their Hartford home and ...

Mark Twain with his wife, Olivia, and daughter, Clara AP photo Clemens’s brilliance as a writer was nearly matched by his financial ineptitude. His enthusiasm for new technology led to ...

Olivia Langdon Clemens, often called “Livy” by her husband, was born on 27 November 1845 to Jervis Langdon, a wealthy businessman, and his wife, Olivia Lewis Langdon, in Elmira, New York. The family was religious, reformist, and abolitionist.

Wife of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) Biography from The Autobiography of Mark TwainOlivia Louise Langdon Clemens (1845-1904), familiarly known as Livy, was born and raised in Elmira, New York, the daughter of wealthy coal merchant Jervis Langdon (1809–70) and Olivia Lewis Langdon (1810–90). The Langdons were...

Henry "Hank" Langdon Clemens (1880 – 1884) - Also known as Hank, he was the fourth and youngest child of Mark Twain and Olivia Langdon. He died of diphtheria at the age of 3 years and 9 months. Siblings: Orion Clemens (1825 - 1897) - He was involved in writing and law for many years. He married and had one child with his wife.

Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, married Olivia Langdon in February 1870. Their union marked a pivotal moment in Twain's life, as Olivia was from a wealthy New York coal merchant family. Twain, who often felt insecure about his Western roots and desired to attain respectability in the upper echelons of society, found in Olivia both a ...

Olivia “Livy” Langdon Clemens (1845-1904) was the wife of Samuel Clemens. Livy grew up in an affluent, pious, and abolitionist household. Though physically frail, her upbringing afforded her much mental stimulation from many of the leading intellectuals, abolitionists, and feminists that her parents hosted.

Olivia Langdon (1845-1904), wife of Sam Clemens, was born to a wealthy, abolitionist family in Elmira, New York.She was considered to be frail in health - "It is likely that Clemens was informed early on by Mr. & Mrs. Langdon about the supreme delicacy of Olivia's health" (Trombley 95).The Langdons experimented with a variety of health treatments to aid Olivia; including sending her to Gleason ...

Olivia Langdon Clemens was the wife of the famous American author, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. Olivia Langdon was born in 1845 in Elmira, New York to Jervis Langdon and Olivia Lewis Langdon. Her childhood home from 1847 to 1862 was the building, that is now at 413 Lake Street, Elmira, NY. Jervis was a very wealthy coal ...

Clemens’ sister Pamela, and Pamela’s daughter Annie were his only relatives to attend. Not surprisingly, Langdon friends and family members were the most numerous—Livy’s parents, Olivia Lewis and Jervis Langdon; her foster sister Susan Crane and Susan’s husband Theodore; first cousins Edward L. Marsh and Anna Marsh Brown.

Olivia Langdon Clemens at about 24. Overstaying His Welcome. Twain saw the photo of Olivia, an ivory miniature, in 1867 during his five-month cruise to Europe and the Holy Land. ... By then, he was sending letters to his wife from abroad asking her to stock up on scotch. Their library in Hartford, Conn. Photo courtesy Library of Congress.

Compare DNA and explore genealogy for Olivia (Langdon) Clemens born 1845 Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States died 1904 Florence, Italy including ancestors + descendants + 2 photos + 1 family memories + 1 genealogist comments + DNA connections + more in the free family tree community. ... Wife of Samuel Langhorne Clemens — married 2 Feb ...

This is the first book-length biography of Olivia Langdon Clemens, Mark Twain's wife. Livy was an intelligent, well-educated woman of Victorian values and sensibilities who lived a charmed and tragic life. Raised in the wealthiest family in Elmira, New York, she married the man destined to become the best known American in the world. She befriended the literary elite of America and Europe ...

Olivia Langdon Clemens (November 27, 1845 – June 5, 1904) was the wife of the American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known under his pen name Mark Twain.

While you've read Mark Twain's works and have probably quoted him, you might not know much about Samuel Clemens' personal life. Clemens made friends with Charles Langdon on his trip to the Holy Land in 1868, and later met his younger sister Olivia. Olivia was educated, devout, progressive, and chronically ill, possibly with tuberculosis.   Eventually Samuel decided Olivia was the ...

For more than a century, critics have described Olivia Clemens, the wife of Samuel Clemens, as a sickly, dependent, but emasculating woman who inhibited the famous 19th century author's work. ... Olivia's father, Jervis Langdon, died of cancer in August. In September, the couple's friend, Emma Nye, came down with typhoid while visiting them and ...

Olivia Langdon Clemens, often known as "Livy" or "Mrs. Clemens," is the wife of Mark Twain. She spends much of her life as an invalid due to partial paralysis caused by a fall on ice at the age of ...

Book explores how Livy Langdon, the author’s wealthy wife, ... In “Mrs. Mark Twain: The Life of Olivia Langdon Clemens, 1845-1904” (McFarland, 209 pages, $45), author Martin Naparsteck ...