Researching Clara Clemens
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 606 people with the Clemens surname? In that year Clemens was ranked number 2973 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Clara means "Bright, clear" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Clara Clemens on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Clara Clemens and the Clemens Family History
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Clemens Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Clara Clemens
Clara Clemens
Clara Langhorne Clemens Samossoud, formerly Clara Langhorne Clemens Gabrilowitsch (June 8, 1874 – November 19, 1962), was a daughter of Samuel Clemens, who wrote as Mark Twain. She was a contralto concert singer and she managed his estate and guarded his legacy after his death as his only surviving child. She was married first to Ossip Gabrilowitsch, then to Jacques Samossoud after Gabrilowitsch's death. She wrote biographies of Gabrilowitsch and of her father. In her later life, she became a Christian Scientist.
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Other names that sound a bit like Clemens
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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