Hal, you mention the girls, but not Langdon--who I know died in Hartford, though was buried in Elmira. Would he also have been laid out at QF?  --s
 
Susan K. Harris
Hall Professor of American Literature & Culture
Department of English
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66042

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From: Mark Twain Forum on behalf of Gretchen Sharlow
Sent: Sat 10/2/2010 8:25
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Subject: Re: births and deaths in Elmira



Good Morning Hal,

   The Langdon Home was torn down long before Clara died.

---- Harold Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Folks;  Getting ready to head out to the woods for a walk (to the tower?),
> on a wonderful, nearly perfect fall day here in Missouri ....but first ...
>
> I'm doing a little fact checking for an essay, just to be sure;  due to some
> conflicting reports:
>
> My understanding is that all 3 of the girls were indeed born in the Quarry
> Farm house.  there are indications in the Autobiography that Susy was born
> down the hill in the Langdon house (MT's confused recall?) but Ida Langdon
> states that they were all born up the hill.
>
> Also:  all 3 were laid out in coffins in the Langdon house down the hill, as
> was MT.  None were laid out in Quarry Farm.
>
> Do I have all that correct?
>
>
>
> thanks --  --hb
>
> --
> Harold K. Bush, Ph.D
> Professor of English
> Saint Louis University
> St. Louis, MO  63108
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