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  1. Graves of Olivia Langdon Clemens and Mark Twain But scarcely six months later, on June 5 1904, Olivia died in Florence from heart failure. She was cremated, and her ashes are interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in Elmira.

  2. Livy died on June 5, 1904. Her death would leave a hole in the family that neither of his daughters or friends could fill. In their memoirs and letters, Clara, Katy – and particularly the stricken Sam Clemens himself – comment on their inability to take part in everyday life, travel, and writing after Livy’s death.

  3. 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.

  4. Feb 13, 2018 · Soon after their marriage, Jervis Langdon died of stomach cancer, and their first child, a son, was born premature and died of diphtheria at 19 months.

  5. Oct 25, 2023 · In May 1903, Samuel and Olivia sold their Hartford home and left for Florence, Italy, where it was hoped that pleasant weather might ease Olivia’s health issues, but episodes of heart failure continued, until, on the evening of 5 June 1904, Olivia died.

  6. They purchased land and built the distinctive house which was their home from 1874 to 1891. Young Langdon died in 1872, but three daughters were born: Olivia Susan (Susy) in 1872, Clara in 1874, and Jane (Jean) in 1880.

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  8. Despite not having written to Livy during the 8-month interval between their meetings, by the time he arrived in Elmira he seems to have decided that she was his destined one—or that he was hers. The length of his stay suggests that he arrived prepared for a siege. The Langdons were accustomed to the coming and going of many guests.

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