I thought Langdon died in Buffalo as to why they moved to Hartford.

http://twaintimes.net/popup/langdon.html

Langdon Clemens died on 2 June, 1872 from, according to the official report, diphtheria.

http://www.marktwainhouse.org/house/history.php

Although there was still much finish work to be completed' the family moved into their house on September 19' 1874.

Jean

http://www.twainquotes.com/19091225.html

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F10910FC385A12738DDDAC0A94DA415B898CF1D3

winter when Jean died so could not get up the hill to Quarry farm.

Susy and Clara

http://www.oocities.com/swaisman/wife-kids.htm

could not find any specifics as to or if they were laid out in Elmira or just taken right to the grave site as they did not die in Elmira.

Jules

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Harris, Susan Kumin
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 9:44 AM
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Subject: Re: births and deaths in Elmira

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
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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
To: [log in to unmask]
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
> 314-977-3616 (w); 314-771-6795 (h)
> <www.slu.edu/x23809.xml>