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Jane Lampton Clemens
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. Early life and family Jane Lampton was born on June 18, 1803, in Adair County, Kentucky, the daughter of Benjamin Lampton and Margaret Casey Lampton. She grew up in Columbia, Kentucky, and was known to be a good horsewoman and dancer. Her maternal grandfather was Colonel William Casey (Kentucky politician), William Casey, an early Kentucky pioneer and the namesake of Casey County, Kentucky. When Colonel Casey became ill, Lampton learned medical skills from her grandfather, but he died when she was sixteen years old. One year later, Lampton's mother (Margaret died). She married John Marshall Clemens on May 26, 1823 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adair County, Kentucky
Adair County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Columbia. The county was founded in 1801 and named for John Adair, then Speaker of the House in Kentucky and later Governor of Kentucky (1820 – 1824). Adair County has some of the few surviving American Chestnut trees in the United States. History Adair County was formed on December 11, 1801, from sections of Green County. Columbia was chosen as the county seat the following year and the first courthouse was built in 1806. The county was named in honor of John Adair, a veteran of the Revolutionary War and Northwest Indian War. Later he commanded Kentucky troops in the Battle of New Orleans. He served as the eighth Governor of Kentucky. This was the 44th of Kentucky's 120 counties to be organized. After the American Civil War, a gang of five men, believed to include Frank and Jesse James from Missouri, robbed the Bank of Columbia of $600 on April 29, 1872. They killed the cashier, R.A.C. Mart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
