There are no direct descendants of Samuel Clemens. Most of us are descendants of his brother. Ellen Clemens Smart Barbara Taylor wrote: > 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