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lemmy.world

Outlived, or sadly experienced the loss of his wife and 3 out of 4 children?

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jordanlund
lemmy.world

Says less about him and more about his family, he was only 75 when he died.

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sp6reply
lemmy.world

For the lazy, three of his kids died before 30:

  • Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain: died at 75y/o (heart attack)
  • Wife Olivia Langdon Clemens: died at 58y/o (heart failure)
  • Son Langdon Clemens: died at 19 months (diptheria)
  • Daughter Suzy Clemens: died at 24y/o (spinal meningitis)
  • Daughter Clara Clemens: died at 88y/o (likely overdose)
  • Daughter Jean Clemens: died at 29y/o (drowned in bathtub after epileptic seizure)

Worth noting the life expectancy when Mark Twain was born was about 60-65, so he did outlive the average by 10-15 years. But this is still more due to his children having tragic deaths rather than his longevity.

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