Furman family.

Charles Manning Furman was born in Darlington County, S.C. on July 8, 1840. He was the son of Dr. James C. Furman (first President of Furman University), and the grandson of Richard Furman (Founder of Furman University). Charles Manning Furman graduated from Furman University in 1859; studied law in Charleston until 1861; served in the Second Carolina Regulars during the Civil War, becoming Captain of Company H, Sixteenth South Carolina Regulars; taught at Bethel College in Kentucky following the war; returned to Greenville, S.C. in 1877 to practice law; in 1886 he was appointed to the Office of Assistant District attorney by President Grover Cleveland and served in that position until 1889; appointed to the English Department at Clemson College in 1890; retired in 1912 with the title of Professor Emeritus. Charles Manning Furman died on April 12, 1934.

Charles Manning Furman, Jr. was the son of Charles Manning Furman, Sr. and his first wife, Frances Emma Garden. He attended Clemson College, graduating in 1896. By 1940 he could be found in private practice as a civil engineer.