I am almost positive that there are no direct descendants of Samuel Clemens. Clara had one daughter, Nina, who married for a short period of time and had no children. Barbara Taylor > > >[log in to unmask] on 04/06/99 11:23:00 AM > >Please respond to Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] >cc: (bcc: JANETTE D MEHL/AHS/AISD) >Subject: Question for Yankee fans > > > > >Has NY Yankee baseball player Paul O'Neill ever given any interviews >in which he's explained his claim to be a direct descendant of >Mark Twain? I occasionally find his baseball cards and other >memorabilia for sale with the printed claim that Paul and his sister >(who is a writer for the New York Times) are direct descendants. > >Barb