Jane Lampton Clemens | |
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Born | Jane Lampton June 18, 1803 Adair County, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | October 27, 1890 (aged 87) Keokuk, Iowa, U.S. |
Spouse | John Marshall Clemens (m. 1823) |
Children | 7, 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]