Horace Ezra Bixby (1826 - 1912) - Find A Grave Memorial

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Horace Ezra Bixby

Birth:	May 8, 1826
Death:	Aug. 1, 1912
Literary Figure. A steamboat pilot, he taught Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, riverboat piloting on the Mississippi River between St. Louis and New Orleans for a fee of $500. Their relationship comes to life in Twain's classic tale, "Life On the Mississippi". (bio by: Connie Nisinger) Family links: Spouses: Susan M. Weibling Bixby (1835 - 1867)* Mary Elizabeth Sheble Bixby (1840 - 1921)* Children: Edwina B. Bixby Pim (1871 - 1950)* *Calculated relationship Search Amazon for Horace Bixby

Burial: Bellefontaine Cemetery Saint Louis St. Louis City Missouri, USA Plot: Block 77, Lot 1243
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Connie Nisinger Record added: Feb 10, 2003 Find A Grave Memorial# 7173458