Paul O'Neill, the old Yankee outfielder, continued claiming to be a "direct
descendant" of MT for many years, and the Yankees evidently agreed with him
for a long time.  For all I know, he still does:  there are still websites
touting him that way, like this one:

http://www.behindthebombers.com/oneill.html

I think it turned out he was a distant relative, but I do not recall the
actual connection.

Also, I may have missed it in these threads, but of course there are the
recent claims of Susan Bailey as being the granddaughter of Clara, through
Nina.  This claim has been -- putting it mildly -- contested by Twain
scholars.

-hb



On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 11:59 AM, William Cosgrove <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> At North Dakota State University in Fargo I had a young undergraduate
> student named Clemens who assured me he was a descendent of Mark Twain.
> It was about 20-30 years ago, and, as I recall, he claimed to be a great,
> great, great nephew (give or take a great).  I may have more info in my
> great files and records (give or take a great).
>
> Best regards,
>
> Bill Cosgrove
> Professor Emeritus of English
> North Dakota State University
> 6104 Tracy Ave. So.
> Edina, MN 55436
> 952-929-1393
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> Good site: www.brainpickings.org
> Author: "Sligo Town to South Saint Paul: Two Irish Families, One Irish
> Fami=
> ly Man."  (Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1592988199)
>



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