Clemson Class of 1956
Families
The Class of 1956 has many fathers (f), brothers (b), sisters (s), daughters (d), sons (s), granddaughters (gd), grandsons (gs), nieces and nephews (n), cousins (c), and in-laws (i)
  who have come to Clemson.
It is a privilege to honor these truly Clemson Families.
Please send additions, updates, and corrections to Perry Sprawls, sprawls@emory.edu
Most recent update: Oct. 28, 2022
Joe B. Bowen, Jr.
f.i. Bruce D. Cloaninger – 1932
m.i. Mary Mitchum Cloaninger
 – Clemson Dietician, 1950- 65
w. Harriette Cloaninger – 1956-57
d. Lucy Bowen Scott , class of 1981
g.d. Rebecca Scott, Class of 2012
Three uncles-in-laws
Five cousins-in-laws
John Blackmon
d. Dr. Kathryn Blackmon Lee, class of 1981
s. Robert Nealy Blackmon, class of 1986
n. Dr. Donald Lee Jr., class of 1975
n. Allen Neely, class of 1978

 

Jerry Frank Crews, Jr
1932 Jerry Frank Crews,f.
1942 Samuel Francis Crews, Jr., u.
1952 J. P. Ginn, Jr. , c.
1972 Samuel M. Hazel, c.
1973 Samuel Francis Crews, III, c.
1978 Aline Ayer Crews Kilgore, c.
1986 Michael Brabham Crews, s.
1989 Allison Hazel Tucker, c.
1989 Rocky Tucker, cl,
1992 Catherine Detweiler Crews Rainsford, d.
1998 Adam Rainsford, sl.
1999 Sharon Hazel Witkin, c.
2001 Carolyn Hazel Bruhl, c.
1995 David Bruhl, cl.
2004 Michelle Hazel, c.
2005 Samuel Francis Crews, IV entered as a freshman, c.
  

Tom Hayden
s..  Joseph T. Hayden 1982
s.  Paul A. Hayden  1985
s.  Mark E. Hayden  1989
d.i. Angela H. Hayden  1988
g.d. Kathryn M. Hayden, student
g.d. Victoria B. Hayden, student

J. R. (Dick)Swetenburg, Jr.
f. J.R. Swetenburg, Sr. 1922
c.  Robert L. Cheatham, Jr. 1942
b.i. Harold A. Pickens, Jr. 1955
n. Christopher Pickens 1977
d. Ada S. Cain 1984
s. J. A. (Jay) Swetenburg  1987
d.i.
  Amy H. Swetenburg 1987
g.s.  Christopher J. Swetenburg 2011
g.d. Virginia Catherine Cain, 2014
g.d. Meredith Alaine Swetenburg, 2015
g.s. John Richard Swetenburg, IV, 2016
g.d. : Mary Margaret Cain ,  2020
g.s. 
Steven Anderson Cain,
2022
A Century of Clemson Graduates

Stanley E. Smith
 d. Barbara Karen Smith Coghill ’79 
 married to Carl H. Coghill-‘79

 s. Stanley Kevin Smith- ‘82 
 married to Marie Blanks Smith - '83

g.d. Katie Smith ‘2014
g. s. l. Mason McCaskill, 2014
Melinda Kelli Smith Johnson
 g.d. Madison Alisa Johnson ,14, MS in 2016.
g.d. Lynsey Ross Johnson ‘2017
married to Peyton C. Hoppes, 2016
g.d. Erin Taylor Johnson, 2019

Leonard Humphries              
b. Hugh Humphries   
d. Nancy Humphries O'dell
d. Karen Humphries Alley 
s.i. Kendall Alley
c. James Ryan White, Jr.                  
c. James Ryan White III                
c. Thomas M.  White, Jr.                     
c. Teran White                                     
c. Linda White 
c. Logan Humphries                        
c. Craig White  
g.n. Helen Givens, 2013
Joel P. Porcher
s.  Dr.Joel P. Porcher Jr., BS-78,MS-81,PhD-84
di. Barbara K. Porcher, MS 1981
s. Edward C. Porcher , Class of 1981
d. Sarah P. Norris , Class of 1984
si. Bryon L. Norris,  Class of 1983
gd.  2006-Katie N. Porcher, Class of 2006
gd. Kristen M. Norris, Freshman 2006
gs John C. Porcher, Class of 2011
Rudolph "Rudy" H. Kemmerlin, D.V.M 
s. Rudolph H. Kemmerlin, Jr., class of 1982
d. Cindy Kemmerlin Nigro, class of 1983
s.i. Paul A. Nigro, class of 1983
s. Karl C. Kemmerlin, class of 1986
gs. Kyle Kemmerlin, incoming class of 2010
n. Katrina Kemmerlin Baer, class of 1986
n. Larry Kemmerlin, class of 197?
b.i. Robin Collins, class of 1963
Earl Herndon
d. Heather R. Herndon, class of 1984
s. Todd M. Herndon, class of 1989
d.i. Betsy Palmer Herndon, class of 1990
Albert C. (Ab) Allen
 father - Albert C. Allen, Sr. , 1924
 s. A. Clark Allen, 1980
 s. Patrick M. Allen 1985
 grandchildren in the wings!!
Watt E. Smith II
f. Talley E. Smith, Class of 1927
s. Watt E. Smith III, Class of 1981
g.s. Talley C. Smith, Class of 2010
A Four Generation Clemson Family

Robert "Bob" L. Cason
s. Bryan Cason, class of 1981
d. Barbara Cason Bedenbaugh, class of 1982
g.d. Jessica Bedenbaugh, class of 2008

Perry Sprawls
c. Philip Sprawls, 1938
n. Julie Durnford, 1988
n. Mark Hammond, 1988
c. Frazier Sprawls, 1981
c. Richard Sprawls, 1983
g.n. Perry Jordan Hammond, 2018
c. Hamilton Sprawls, Class of 2024  
g.n. Alleta Emily Monts, Class of 2026
g.n. Morgan L. Durnford, Class of 2026
Bob Painter
d. Judith Painter Mims, class of 1982
d. Laura Painter Ledford
Morgan I. Fralick, Jr.
g.s. David Fralick, Class of 2011
Roger Yike
d. Stacy Yike, Class of 1989

Joe Whetstone
d. Alison L Whetstone, Class of 1996

Hugh M. Williams
s. Lawrence A. Williams, Class of 1985

Bill Voight
f. John P Voight, class of 1920

Dogan Wilson
gs: Garret Dogan Wilson, 2016