2 Quotes & Sayings By Clarissa O Clemens
Clarissa O. Clemens was born in January 1835 in the state of Virginia, where she was raised on a plantation. She spent her childhood years learning how to manage her parents' large family and the farm. Much of her education took place at home, as well as at school, where she learned to read and write
At age 14, she moved to St. Louis, Missouri, with her family. Clarissa's first job was working as a seamstress for a St.
Louis dressmaker shop. After working at this job for several years, she opened her own dressmaking shop, which she ran successfully for several years. Around age 22, Clarissa met Samuel Clemens (later known as Mark Twain) while he was visiting St.
Louis. The two fell in love and were married within six months of their first meeting. Samuel Clemens' success as a writer began after his first book was published in 1853.
His writings were well received by the public and are still widely read today. The couple traveled all over the world during their marriage and had five children together: Clara (1856-1932), Jean (1858-1937), Livy (1860-1947), Susy (1864-1942), and Harry (1867-1907). Samuel Clemens died in 1910 after suffering from many ailments for many years; Clarissa Clemens died in 1924 after suffering from cancer for many years.