Hi Kent--

I have Nina's original birth certificate and it doesn't say. Clara's music 
room was over the loggia, but her bedroom was near the top of the stairs. It 
was roomy with a terrific view of the backyard, pergula, and Redding, and 
had it's own big bathroom, so I suspect that's where Nina made her debut. 
The bedroom, not the bathroom. I have a batch of letters from Clara from 
just before and after Nina's birth and no clues there either.

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From: "R. Kent Rasmussen" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 4:45 PM
Subject: A date to remember


>A moment ago, I noticed that today's date is August 18 and recalled its =
> signficance in Clemens family history. As much was made of last year's =
> centennial of Mark Twain's death, it may be worth mentioning that today =
> is both the 115th anniversary of Susy Clemens's death and the 111th =
> anniversary of Mark Twain's only grandchild, Nina Gabrilowitsch's birth. =
> It's hard not to wonder what Mark Twain would have made of that =
> coincidence.
>
> While I'm on this subject, I'll add that I've also wondered in which =
> room of Redding's Stormfield house Nina was born. It seems most likely =
> she was born in the room that Clara and Ossip occupied while Mark Twain =
> was still alive. On the other hand, as the couple stayed in the house at =
> least four months after Mark Twain died, it seems possible they could =
> have moved into the master bedroom. If that were the case, Nina might =
> have born in the same room (in the same bed?) in which Mark Twain died. =
> However, I'm guessing that didn't happen. More emotionally stable people =
> than Clara wouldn't rush to occupy the bedrooms in which their parents =
> recently died.
>
>
>
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