James Clement FURMAN

1809 - 1891  (81 years)

• Name	James Clement FURMAN  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	5 Dec 1809	of Charleston, South Carolina   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	Signed Ordinance of Secession.  [4]
  Occupation	President Of Furman University, Minister, Teacher
  _UID	9DAEA354FD8444618D71DBAE1E6E690BEF6F
  Death	3 Mar 1891	Winnsboro, Greenville, South Carolina   [4, 5]
  Burial	Winnsboro, Greenville, South Carolina   [5]
  Person ID	I2005	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Rev. Dr. Richard Brodhead FURMAN,   b. 9 Oct 1755, Aeospus/Esopus, Long Island, New York d. 25 Aug 1825, Charleston, South Carolina (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Dorthea Maria BURN,   b. 17 Mar 1774, Charleston, South Carolina d. 22 Mar 1819, Charleston, South Carolina (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	5/15 May 1789	Charleston, South Carolina   [4, 5, 6]
  _UID	30FAEA2246774D60A78A9BFCD2DF2FC60E88
  _UID	30FAEA2246774D60A78A9BFCD2DF2FC60E88
  Family ID	F570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Harriet Eloise DAVIS
  _UID	BAD30FCF76A645619BBB652386B02F56C6F5
  _UID	BAD30FCF76A645619BBB652386B02F56C6F5
  Children	1. Elizabeth Williams FURMAN,   b. 1834   d. 1838 (Age 4 years)   2. Rebecca Dorothea FURMAN,   b. Apr 1838, Society Hill d. Mar 1918 (Age 79 years)   3. Charles Manning FURMAN, Sr.,   b. 8 Jul 1840, Society Hill, South Carolina d. 12 Apr 1934, Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina (Age 93 years)   4. James Franklin FURMAN   d. 1882   5. Henry FURMAN   6. David FURMAN   7. Davis FURMAN
  Family ID	F721	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Glen DAVIS
  _UID	741A55F35DFE4D759A8057BC34B6C4C89670
  _UID	741A55F35DFE4D759A8057BC34B6C4C89670
  Children	1. Annie McMorris FURMAN,   b. 20 Nov 1862   d. 11 Sep 1887 (Age 24 years)   2. Davis FURMAN,   b. Nov 1857   3. Eugene Kincaid FURMAN,   b. 1859   d. 30 Jun   4. Mary Glenn FURMAN,   b. 22 Nov 1867
  Family ID	F1387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  l. He was a minister and teacher, and pastor at Society Hill, First Baptist Church in Charleston, and at Greenville. He succeeded his brother,Samuel, as Head of the Furman Instituton, and taught there for fifty years, thirty of which he was President of Furman University, founded by his father, Richard Furman. [7]

  
  

• Sources

  [S26081] . [S104] . [S28408] . [S11] Hugh Charles Haynsworth, (Osteen Publishing Company, Sumter, SC). [S7] George Kay gedcom file. [S953] . [S6] Jenkins Gedcom File E-mail - tjjenkins4@juno.com.