Sue, Acc. to Gretchen, if in Elmira, Langdon would have been laid out in the Langdon house on Main Street, NOT at QF. But I'm not certain about that either. -hb On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 8:43 AM, Harris, Susan Kumin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 > =20 > Susan K. Harris > Hall Professor of American Literature & Culture > Department of English > University of Kansas > Lawrence, KS 66042 > > ________________________________ > > 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> > -- 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>