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. Kevin @ Mac Donnell Rare Books 9307 Glenlake Drive Austin TX 78730 512-345-4139 Member: ABAA, ILAB ************************* You may browse our books at www.macdonnellrarebooks.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Kent Rasmussen" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> 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. > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3841 - Release Date: 08/17/11 > ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3841 - Release Date: 08/17/11