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Appendix D: Comprehensive Source Register

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This register combines the regenerated scrapbook index with the focused Andrew Poston/Poston, South Carolina source package and the manuscript sources used for this final edition. The descriptions have been expanded to make the embedded source files more discoverable in Google Books, Internet Archive, local search, and internal archive search. 001. Genealogy Archive Processing.txt - Project processing note and clipping-based biography draft for the Poston Genealogical Archive; useful for archive workflow, source grouping, and manuscript-development history. 002. Poston_Genealogy_Archive_Project_Instruction- s_v2(1).docx - Archive intake and evidence-handling instructions for processing Poston family records, OCR files, clippings, and source packets. 003. 1916-10-20_TheCountyRecord_AndrewPos- ton_obituary_clipping.pdf - Andrew Poston obituary clipping; key source for Andrew Poston, Poston, South Carolina, the Seaboard Air Line railroad junction, and the phrase that Poston might be Poston. 004. 1916-10-20_TheCountyRecord_AndrewPos-

ton_obituary_full-page.pdf - Full County Record newspaper page containing the Andrew Poston obituary; preserves surrounding newspaper context for the October 1916 notice. 005. Andrew Poston Memorial Monument - Trinity Cemetary.jpg - Monument photograph for Andrew Poston at Trinity Cemetery; visual cemetery source for death, memorialization, and local family-place connection. 006. Andrew Poston of Poston, South Carolina.jpg - Portrait/source image identified with Andrew Poston of Poston, South Carolina; used as a visual anchor for the namesake figure. 007. Certificate of Death - Andrew Poston.jpg - South Carolina death certificate image for Andrew Poston; vital-record source for death, identity, and family-history verification. 008. Newspapers.com - The County Record - 26 Oct 1916 - 6 Obituary for Andrew Poston.jpg - Newspaper clipping image preserving the Andrew Poston obituary as downloaded from Newspapers.com. 009. Obituary_for_Andrew_Poston.jpg - Additional image copy of the Andrew Poston obituary; useful as a duplicate/variant for OCR and visual comparison. 010. John Fleetwood Moody genealogical and biographical report.docx - Genealogical and biographical report on Lieutenant Colonel John Fleetwood Moody, Lake City, South Carolina, Army aviation, Korea, Vietnam, and Mercer University ROTC. 011. John_Fleetwood_Moody_Biography_with_- Sources.docx - Clipping-based biography of John Fleetwood Moody with source notes from Florence and Macon newspapers. 012. NoteBookLM - Honoring the Legacy of Lieutenant Colonel John Fleetwood Moody Veteran.docx - Moody memorial narrative and source synthesis; derivative

narrative used cautiously against contemporaneous clippings. 013. The_Macon_News_1973_09_02_43.pdf - Macon newspaper source page involving John Fleetwood Moody and martial-arts/discipline context. 014. The_Macon_News_1974_09_19_64(2).pdf - Macon News coverage of John Fleetwood Moody and his Mercer University military-science appointment. 015. The_Macon_News_1976_06_03_12(2).pdf - Macon News coverage of John Fleetwood Moody retirement remarks and post-Army plans. 016. The_Macon_Telegraph_1974_09_19_3 (1)(2).pdf - Macon Telegraph coverage of John Fleetwood Moody and Mercer ROTC leadership. 017. The_Macon_Telegraph_1974_09_19_3 (1).jpg - Image version of Macon Telegraph coverage of Moody and Mercer University. 018. ALL - The Florence Morning News PDFs.pdf - Combined Florence Morning News source set; includes Florence County, Lake City, Ruth West Poston, Harold Chalmers Poston, and related family notices. 019. ALL The County Record PDFs.pdf - Combined County Record source set; includes Andrew Poston, Poston locality references, Williamsburg County context, and regional newspaper evidence. 020. LynchesLakeCityHistoricalSociety- Winter2024.jpg - Local-history clipping preserving the Andrew Poston left-handed mustache-cup account and Pee Dee memory tradition. 021. The_Columbia_Record_1937_07_10_13.pdf - Columbia Record newspaper page; related family/social source in the broader archive. 022. Poston_OCR_Searchable_Files(1).zip manifest - Manifest for OCR-searchable source package; preserves filenames and indexing structure for OCR derivatives.

023. IMG_1152.jpeg - Unsorted archive source image; retained for review, identification, and possible connection to Poston family source materials. 024. IMG_1154.jpeg - Unsorted archive source image; retained for review, identification, and possible connection to Poston family source materials. 025. 0B84D7E2-37AD-406B-96B7- 8410708AD976_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package; use for machine search, then verify against the image. 026. 101C20D1-E71E-4BE2-A07A- 43C41753FE49_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package; use for keyword discovery and record linkage. 027. 1497415A-4253-4313-AA8F-F96137678D- CE_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file containing Andrew Poston cup material and related local-history OCR. 028. 27FBB833-7E63-4F8B-A9B5- D1767E9BA52B_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package. 029. 37CAA74A-4033-4BC1-85AC-B5FBB- D4D885B_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package. 030. 51B44FB4-A76F-4E36-9F42- 2B67A81C748C_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package. 031. 54A7126F-1511-46FD-809A- 98D8A165A75A_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package. 032. 58580B4C-D50C-4B9D- B4B4508C7EA6_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package. 033. 6FB2D299-7CC4-4EDC-96C4-E9A07B- D32B79_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the

archive package. 034. 73968115-A61F-491C-A565- 7CB437B9EE48_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package. 035. 870D0664-E4DE-4170-918D-578F604A21- DA_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package. 036. 99A77B51-52E1-426F-9802- 21E9A1C09D55_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package. 037. AAFFCCC9-3C31-42E8-B301- 88EA8ED37C78_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package. 038. E2CF48AE-82EA-4C38-939A- B76257760A63_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package. 039. E5339459-3A31-4971-BD31-832E- F8E807FD_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package. 040. FCFB25D3-F16D-4450-AEC9- 583F5AF95E5D_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file with Andrew/Poston lineage image OCR. 041. Florence_Morn- ing_News_1937_11_25_6_OCR.pdf - Florence Morning News OCR source for related family and regional newspaper indexing. 042. Florence_Morn- ing_News_1944_03_19_10_OCR.pdf - Florence Morning News OCR source for related family and regional newspaper indexing. 043. Florence_Morn- ing_News_1945_02_24_4_OCR.pdf - Florence Morning News OCR source for related family and regional newspaper indexing. 044. Florence_Morn-

ing_News_1947_12_02_7_OCR.pdf - Florence Morning News OCR source for related family and regional newspaper indexing. 045. Florence_Morn- ing_News_1952_03_14_7_OCR.pdf - Florence Morning News OCR source for Ruth West and Harold Chalmers Poston marriage-period context. 046. Florence_Morn- ing_News_1952_03_18_2_OCR.pdf - Florence Morning News OCR source for Ruth West and Harold Chalmers Poston marriage-period context. 047. Florence_Morn- ing_News_1952_04_20_7_OCR.pdf - Florence Morning News OCR source for post-marriage or social coverage connected to the West/Poston family. 048. Florence_Morn- ing_News_1973_11_25_21_OCR.pdf - Florence Morning News OCR source for later family notice context. 049. Florence_Morn- ing_News_1976_11_28_25_OCR.pdf - Florence Morning News OCR source for Ruth West Poston obituary-period context. 050. Fort_Mill_Times_26_Feb_1920_4_OCR.pdf - Fort Mill Times OCR source in the broader South Carolina newspaper archive. 051. LynchesLakeCityHistoricalSociety- Winter2024_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable copy of the Lynches Lake Historical Society clipping on Andrew Poston and the left-handed mustache cup. 052. News and Courier, April 26, 1976, page 11 OCR - Charleston News and Courier OCR source for related family notice context. 053. News and Courier, April 6, 1952, page 41 OCR - Charleston marriage/social notice source involving Ruth West and Harold Chalmers Poston.

054. The State, April 6, 1952, page 39 OCR - Ruth West / Harold Chalmers Poston marriage-related source from The State newspaper. 055. PICTURE-OF-RUTH-WEST_OCR.pdf - Image and caption identifying Mrs. Harold Chalmers Poston; visual and OCR source for Ruth West Poston. 056. Spartanburg Weekly Herald and Herald-Journal, November 30, 1937 OCR - Newspaper OCR source retained for broader family and regional review. 057. The_Columbi- a_Record_1942_06_29_10_OCR.pdf - Columbia Record OCR source in the broader family archive. 058. The_Columbi- a_Record_1947_11_24_10_OCR.pdf - Columbia Record OCR source in the broader family archive. 059. The_Newberry_Ob- server_14_Jul_1989_11_OCR.pdf - Newberry Observer OCR source in the broader family archive. 060. The_State_1944_03_19_17_OCR.pdf - The State OCR source in the broader family archive. 061. The_State_1952_04_06_39_OCR.pdf - The State OCR source connected to Ruth West and Harold Chalmers Poston marriage coverage. 062. The_State_1952_04_07_11_OCR.pdf - The State OCR source connected to Ruth West and Harold Chalmers Poston marriage-period coverage. 063. Untitled Extract Pages_OCR.pdf - OCR extract pages including the 1916 Andrew Poston obituary language. 064. A Poston Family of South Carolina: Its Immigrant Ancestor and Some of His Descendants (2025) - Canonical revised genealogy for this project. 065. A Poston Family Of South Carolina (Second Edition) - Earlier formatted genealogy used for comparison and source continuity.

066. Rooted In The Pee Dee.pdf - Earlier local-history manuscript draft on Poston, South Carolina and the Pee Dee context. 067. The Lost Railroad Town of Poston, South Carolina.pdf - Public article-style draft about the railroad-era locality and the lost depot/junction narrative. 068. The Hidden Threads of the Pee Dee.pdf - Public article-style draft preserving interpretive themes and project language. 069. Historical Newspapers of South Carolina Combined.pdf - Combined newspaper source material used for Andrew Poston and Poston locality review. 070. Poston_SC_and_Andrew_Poston_Specific_- Source_Files_COMPLETE.zip - Focused source package containing Andrew Poston and Poston, South Carolina source materials and inventory.

Final Editorial Note This manuscript is designed to stand as the clean narrative version of the project. The documentary appendices and source register make the archive visible without turning the body of the book into a research memorandum.

Linked source-register index

The published source register above is preserved. This companion index assigns a stable anchor to each source-register entry so chapters, archival records, and external authority pages can link to individual source items.

  1. 001. Genealogy Archive Processing.txt - Project processing note and clipping-based biography draft for the Poston Genealogical Archive; useful for archive workflow, source grouping, and manuscript-development history.
  2. 002. Poston_Genealogy_Archive_Project_Instruction- s_v2(1).docx - Archive intake and evidence-handling instructions for processing Poston family records, OCR files, clippings, and source packets.
  3. 003. 1916-10-20_TheCountyRecord_AndrewPos- ton_obituary_clipping.pdf - Andrew Poston obituary clipping; key source for Andrew Poston, Poston, South Carolina, the Seaboard Air Line railroad junction, and the phrase that Poston might be Poston.
  4. 004. 1916-10-20_TheCountyRecord_AndrewPos- ton_obituary_full-page.pdf - Full County Record newspaper page containing the Andrew Poston obituary; preserves surrounding newspaper context for the October 1916 notice.
  5. 005. Andrew Poston Memorial Monument - Trinity Cemetary.jpg - Monument photograph for Andrew Poston at Trinity Cemetery; visual cemetery source for death, memorialization, and local family-place connection.
  6. 006. Andrew Poston of Poston, South Carolina.jpg - Portrait/source image identified with Andrew Poston of Poston, South Carolina; used as a visual anchor for the namesake figure.
  7. 007. Certificate of Death - Andrew Poston.jpg - South Carolina death certificate image for Andrew Poston; vital-record source for death, identity, and family-history verification.
  8. 008. Newspapers.com - The County Record - 26 Oct 1916 - 6 Obituary for Andrew Poston.jpg - Newspaper clipping image preserving the Andrew Poston obituary as downloaded from Newspapers.com.
  9. 009. Obituary_for_Andrew_Poston.jpg - Additional image copy of the Andrew Poston obituary; useful as a duplicate/variant for OCR and visual comparison.
  10. 010. John Fleetwood Moody genealogical and biographical report.docx - Genealogical and biographical report on Lieutenant Colonel John Fleetwood Moody, Lake City, South Carolina, Army aviation, Korea, Vietnam, and Mercer University ROTC.
  11. 011. John_Fleetwood_Moody_Biography_with_- Sources.docx - Clipping-based biography of John Fleetwood Moody with source notes from Florence and Macon newspapers.
  12. 012. NoteBookLM - Honoring the Legacy of Lieutenant Colonel John Fleetwood Moody Veteran.docx - Moody memorial narrative and source synthesis; derivative narrative used cautiously against contemporaneous clippings.
  13. 013. The_Macon_News_1973_09_02_43.pdf - Macon newspaper source page involving John Fleetwood Moody and martial-arts/discipline context.
  14. 014. The_Macon_News_1974_09_19_64(2).pdf - Macon News coverage of John Fleetwood Moody and his Mercer University military-science appointment.
  15. 015. The_Macon_News_1976_06_03_12(2).pdf - Macon News coverage of John Fleetwood Moody retirement remarks and post-Army plans.
  16. 016. The_Macon_Telegraph_1974_09_19_3 (1)(2).pdf - Macon Telegraph coverage of John Fleetwood Moody and Mercer ROTC leadership.
  17. 017. The_Macon_Telegraph_1974_09_19_3 (1).jpg - Image version of Macon Telegraph coverage of Moody and Mercer University.
  18. 018. ALL - The Florence Morning News PDFs.pdf - Combined Florence Morning News source set; includes Florence County, Lake City, Ruth West Poston, Harold Chalmers Poston, and related family notices.
  19. 019. ALL The County Record PDFs.pdf - Combined County Record source set; includes Andrew Poston, Poston locality references, Williamsburg County context, and regional newspaper evidence.
  20. 020. LynchesLakeCityHistoricalSociety- Winter2024.jpg - Local-history clipping preserving the Andrew Poston left-handed mustache-cup account and Pee Dee memory tradition.
  21. 021. The_Columbia_Record_1937_07_10_13.pdf - Columbia Record newspaper page; related family/social source in the broader archive.
  22. 022. Poston_OCR_Searchable_Files(1).zip manifest - Manifest for OCR-searchable source package; preserves filenames and indexing structure for OCR derivatives.
  23. 023. IMG_1152.jpeg - Unsorted archive source image; retained for review, identification, and possible connection to Poston family source materials.
  24. 024. IMG_1154.jpeg - Unsorted archive source image; retained for review, identification, and possible connection to Poston family source materials.
  25. 025. 0B84D7E2-37AD-406B-96B7- 8410708AD976_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package; use for machine search, then verify against the image.
  26. 026. 101C20D1-E71E-4BE2-A07A- 43C41753FE49_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package; use for keyword discovery and record linkage.
  27. 027. 1497415A-4253-4313-AA8F-F96137678D- CE_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file containing Andrew Poston cup material and related local-history OCR.
  28. 028. 27FBB833-7E63-4F8B-A9B5- D1767E9BA52B_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package.
  29. 029. 37CAA74A-4033-4BC1-85AC-B5FBB- D4D885B_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package.
  30. 030. 51B44FB4-A76F-4E36-9F42- 2B67A81C748C_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package.
  31. 031. 54A7126F-1511-46FD-809A- 98D8A165A75A_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package.
  32. 032. 58580B4C-D50C-4B9D- B4B4508C7EA6_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package.
  33. 033. 6FB2D299-7CC4-4EDC-96C4-E9A07B- D32B79_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package.
  34. 034. 73968115-A61F-491C-A565- 7CB437B9EE48_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package.
  35. 035. 870D0664-E4DE-4170-918D-578F604A21- DA_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package.
  36. 036. 99A77B51-52E1-426F-9802- 21E9A1C09D55_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package.
  37. 037. AAFFCCC9-3C31-42E8-B301- 88EA8ED37C78_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package.
  38. 038. E2CF48AE-82EA-4C38-939A- B76257760A63_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package.
  39. 039. E5339459-3A31-4971-BD31-832E- F8E807FD_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file from the archive package.
  40. 040. FCFB25D3-F16D-4450-AEC9- 583F5AF95E5D_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable source file with Andrew/Poston lineage image OCR.
  41. 041. Florence_Morn- ing_News_1937_11_25_6_OCR.pdf - Florence Morning News OCR source for related family and regional newspaper indexing.
  42. 042. Florence_Morn- ing_News_1944_03_19_10_OCR.pdf - Florence Morning News OCR source for related family and regional newspaper indexing.
  43. 043. Florence_Morn- ing_News_1945_02_24_4_OCR.pdf - Florence Morning News OCR source for related family and regional newspaper indexing.
  44. 044. Florence_Morn- ing_News_1947_12_02_7_OCR.pdf - Florence Morning News OCR source for related family and regional newspaper indexing.
  45. 045. Florence_Morn- ing_News_1952_03_14_7_OCR.pdf - Florence Morning News OCR source for Ruth West and Harold Chalmers Poston marriage-period context.
  46. 046. Florence_Morn- ing_News_1952_03_18_2_OCR.pdf - Florence Morning News OCR source for Ruth West and Harold Chalmers Poston marriage-period context.
  47. 047. Florence_Morn- ing_News_1952_04_20_7_OCR.pdf - Florence Morning News OCR source for post-marriage or social coverage connected to the West/Poston family.
  48. 048. Florence_Morn- ing_News_1973_11_25_21_OCR.pdf - Florence Morning News OCR source for later family notice context.
  49. 049. Florence_Morn- ing_News_1976_11_28_25_OCR.pdf - Florence Morning News OCR source for Ruth West Poston obituary-period context.
  50. 050. Fort_Mill_Times_26_Feb_1920_4_OCR.pdf - Fort Mill Times OCR source in the broader South Carolina newspaper archive.
  51. 051. LynchesLakeCityHistoricalSociety- Winter2024_OCR.pdf - OCR-searchable copy of the Lynches Lake Historical Society clipping on Andrew Poston and the left-handed mustache cup.
  52. 052. News and Courier, April 26, 1976, page 11 OCR - Charleston News and Courier OCR source for related family notice context.
  53. 053. News and Courier, April 6, 1952, page 41 OCR - Charleston marriage/social notice source involving Ruth West and Harold Chalmers Poston.
  54. 054. The State, April 6, 1952, page 39 OCR - Ruth West / Harold Chalmers Poston marriage-related source from The State newspaper.
  55. 055. PICTURE-OF-RUTH-WEST_OCR.pdf - Image and caption identifying Mrs. Harold Chalmers Poston; visual and OCR source for Ruth West Poston.
  56. 056. Spartanburg Weekly Herald and Herald-Journal, November 30, 1937 OCR - Newspaper OCR source retained for broader family and regional review.
  57. 057. The_Columbi- a_Record_1942_06_29_10_OCR.pdf - Columbia Record OCR source in the broader family archive.
  58. 058. The_Columbi- a_Record_1947_11_24_10_OCR.pdf - Columbia Record OCR source in the broader family archive.
  59. 059. The_Newberry_Ob- server_14_Jul_1989_11_OCR.pdf - Newberry Observer OCR source in the broader family archive.
  60. 060. The_State_1944_03_19_17_OCR.pdf - The State OCR source in the broader family archive.
  61. 061. The_State_1952_04_06_39_OCR.pdf - The State OCR source connected to Ruth West and Harold Chalmers Poston marriage coverage.
  62. 062. The_State_1952_04_07_11_OCR.pdf - The State OCR source connected to Ruth West and Harold Chalmers Poston marriage-period coverage.
  63. 063. Untitled Extract Pages_OCR.pdf - OCR extract pages including the 1916 Andrew Poston obituary language.
  64. 064. A Poston Family of South Carolina: Its Immigrant Ancestor and Some of His Descendants (2025) - Canonical revised genealogy for this project.
  65. 065. A Poston Family Of South Carolina (Second Edition) - Earlier formatted genealogy used for comparison and source continuity.
  66. 066. Rooted In The Pee Dee.pdf - Earlier local-history manuscript draft on Poston, South Carolina and the Pee Dee context.
  67. 067. The Lost Railroad Town of Poston, South Carolina.pdf - Public article-style draft about the railroad-era locality and the lost depot/junction narrative.
  68. 068. The Hidden Threads of the Pee Dee.pdf - Public article-style draft preserving interpretive themes and project language.
  69. 069. Historical Newspapers of South Carolina Combined.pdf - Combined newspaper source material used for Andrew Poston and Poston locality review.
  70. 070. Poston_SC_and_Andrew_Poston_Specific_- Source_Files_COMPLETE.zip - Focused source package containing Andrew Poston and Poston, South Carolina source materials and inventory. Final Editorial Note This manuscript is designed to stand as the clean narrative version of the project. The documentary appendices and source register make the archive visible without turning the body of the book into a research memorandum.
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