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Olivia Susan (Susy) Clemens was born 19 March 1872 in [Elmira], N.Y., and Samuel and [[Olivia Langdon Clemens]]’ oldest daughter. She was called Susy by her family. | Olivia Susan (Susy) Clemens was born 19 March 1872 in [[Elmira]], N.Y., and Samuel and [[Olivia Langdon Clemens]]’ oldest daughter. She was called Susy by her family. | ||
As a child, she began writing a biography of her father who later included some of the material (and his own commentary on it) in his | As a child, she began writing a biography of her father who later included some of the material (and his own commentary on it) in his Autobiography (see [https://www.zotero.org/groups/4437667/mtxdigital/items/99VQ8Z4R Rasmussen et al. 2:644]). | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:35, 26 August 2025
Olivia Susan (Susy) Clemens was born 19 March 1872 in Elmira, N.Y., and Samuel and Olivia Langdon Clemens’ oldest daughter. She was called Susy by her family.
As a child, she began writing a biography of her father who later included some of the material (and his own commentary on it) in his Autobiography (see Rasmussen et al. 2:644).
Olivia Susan Clemens attended Bryn Mawr College for a short time and later accompanied her family to Europe from 1891-1895. She decided to stay with her youngest sister Jean in Elmira for their father’s international lecture tour from 1895-1896. Towards the end of the tour, in August 1896, Olivia Susan Clemens contracted spinal meningitis and her health deteriorated rapidly over the next couple of days. While her parents knew that she was ill and her mother and sister Clara quickly decided to return home to be with her, they did not realise the severity of the situation, nor did they reach Elmira in time before Olivia Susan died on 18 Aug. 1896 (see Rasmussen et al. 2:644).
The unexpected death devastated the family and led to them giving up their home in Hartford, where Olivia Susan had died (see MTE 158). She was buried in the Langdon-Clemens family plot in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira.