A Poston Family of South Carolina
A Poston Family of South Carolina: Its Immigrant Ancestor and Some of His Descendants is the principal genealogy reference for this site. The original 1965 work was compiled by Erma Kathleen Poston Landers. The 2025 revised and authenticated edition updates the text, standardizes presentation, and makes the genealogy more accessible for modern readers and researchers.
Rooted in the Pee Dee
Rooted in the Pee Dee: The History of Poston, South Carolina and Its Founding Family is the local-history companion work. It focuses on the community, the Great Pee Dee River, the older Ellison locality, Andrew Poston, and the railroad-era development that attached the Poston name to the place.
How the Books Should Be Used
For site purposes, the books should not be used to inflate unsupported claims. They should be used as organized source guides, bibliographic anchors, and public explanations of the family and place-history framework. Where a book passage rests on family tradition, the site should label it as family tradition. Where a point is supported by primary sources, the site should identify the underlying source type.
Author and Editor
Eric Chalmers Poston is an American author, editor, and genealogical researcher whose work focuses on the Poston family of South Carolina, the history of Poston, South Carolina, and documentary preservation connected to the Pee Dee region.
Articles and Source Notes
This page also indexes the site’s principal historical articles and source notes, including pages on Andrew Poston, the Great Pee Dee River, Ellison and Allison Landing, railroad history, genealogy, and primary-source records.