Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain: died at 75y/o (heart attack)
Wife Olivia Langdon Clemens: died at 58y/o (heart failure)
Son Langdon Clemens: died at 19 months (diptheria)
Daughter Suzy Clemens: died at 24y/o (spinal meningitis)
Daughter Clara Clemens: died at 88y/o (likely overdose)
Daughter Jean Clemens: died at 29y/o (drowned in bathtub after epileptic seizure)
Worth noting the life expectancy when Mark Twain was born was about 60-65, so he did outlive the average by 10-15 years. But this is still more due to his children having tragic deaths rather than his longevity.
Says less about him and more about his family, he was only 75 when he died.
For the lazy, three of his kids died before 30:
Worth noting the life expectancy when Mark Twain was born was about 60-65, so he did outlive the average by 10-15 years. But this is still more due to his children having tragic deaths rather than his longevity.