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Jane Lampton Clemens
Born
Jane Lampton

June 18, 1803
Adair County, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedOctober 27, 1890 (aged 87)
Keokuk, Iowa, U.S.
SpouseJohn Marshall Clemens (m. 1823)
Children7, including Orion and Samuel

Jane Lampton Clemens (June 18, 1803 – October 27, 1890) was the mother of author Mark Twain.[1] She was the inspiration of the character "Aunt Polly" in Twain's 1876 novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.[2][3][4] She was regarded as a "cheerful, affectionate, and strong woman" with a "gift for storytelling" and as the person from whom Mark Twain inherited his sense of humor.[5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ Varble, Rachel (McBrayer) (1964). Jane Clemens: The Story of Mark Twain's Mother. Doubleday.
  2. ^ "Mark Twain Project – Biographies – Clemens, Jane Lampton". www.marktwainproject.org. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  3. ^ Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown Vindicator.
  4. ^ Kentucky New Era. Kentucky New Era.
  5. ^ "Jane Lampton Chapter". www.kentuckydar.org. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  6. ^ "Jane Lampton Clemens". twain.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  7. ^ Watts, Aretta (5 February 1928). "Mark Twain's Gay Mother: 'Becky Thatcher' Describes the Woman From Whom He Inherited His Sense of Humor". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  8. ^ Lyon County Reporter. Lyon County Reporter.

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