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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.
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.
Langdon Clemens. Langdon Clemens was the first-born child – and the only son – born to Sam and Olivia Clemens. He was born prematurely on Nov. 7‚ 1870‚ and continued to be weak and sickly throughout his short life. He died of diphtheria on June 2‚ 1872‚ at the age of only 19 months.
Oct 25, 2023 · Olivia Louise Langdon Clemens, middle child of Jervis and Olivia Lewis Langdon, was born 27 November 1845 in Elmira—a progressive, nineteenth-century city in western New York.
Learn how Mark Twain met and married Olivia Langdon, his wife and literary partner. Explore their correspondence, family backgrounds, and wedding details.
Feb 13, 2018 · HISTORY. For Mark Twain, It Was Love At First Sight. The aspiring author knew Olivia Langdon was the one when he first laid eyes on a photograph of her. Richard Gunderman, The Conversation....
Mark Twain expresses his joy and gratitude for winning the hand of Olivia Langdon, the daughter of a wealthy and respectable family, in this letter to his friend Joseph Twichell. He praises her wisdom, dignity and lack of romance, and reveals his plans to stop drinking and cursing.
