Jane Lampton Clemens
Jane Lampton Clemens | |
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| Born | Jane Lampton June 18, 1803 Adair County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | October 27, 1890 (aged 87) Keokuk, Iowa, U.S. |
| Spouse | John Marshall Clemens (m. 1823) |
| Children | 7, including Orion and Samuel |
Jane Lampton Clemens (June 18, 1803 – October 27, 1890) was the mother of author Mark Twain. She was the inspiration of the character "Aunt Polly" in Twain's 1876 novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. She was regarded as a "cheerful, affectionate, and strong woman" with a "gift for storytelling" and as the person from whom Mark Twain inherited his sense of humor.