https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/6bacd6552f2a69396736b3e7ee723041.pdf 8cb55427cf57f154ef9309e99c0e7bb3 PDF Text Text • • l • Bl • BY JAMES ALLEN POSTON ' England . This craftsman has made gold and silver items for Queen Elizabeth II. ELIZABETH POSTON---Composer, pianist, and writer. This famous musican directed music for the British Broadcasting Company's European Services during 1942-45. She has performed as concert pianist for the B.B.C. Symphony . She is authoress of the Penguin Book of American Folk Songs, the Penguin Book of Christmas Carols, and the New Cambridge Hymnal (currently in use within he Church of England(. SIDNEY C. POSTON---General Contractor specializing in Restoration· <Recent work includes restoration of Robert Mills Fireproof Building in Charleston>. Sidney says he is not directly related to the Postons of the Pee Dee area as 'his family is a recent immigration from England to Charleston. Anyway, he's a good fellow to know. So you've been reading this column for the past three weeks and you are either of the following : ( 1> Poston is or was your surname. ( 2 ) Poston was your Mother's maiden surname. (3 ) You have Postons as relatives. ( 4) . You know some Postons . ( 5 ) Some or none of the above and perhaps even all of the above. Now what, you say, I know just about as much about these POSTONS as I would care to know and not one of them . has ever done anything that we could write any notes about. But, there may be some Poston that you don't yet know whom you would like to claim as your kin. Here follows a listing of a few that we have discovered and you may feel free to claim them as your kin at any of' the following occasions: Family Reunions, Garden Club Meetings, Historical Society, Poetry Club. Conversation with Charleston relative, at ERMA POSTON LANDERS---Born wakes before Funerals, after church, and raised in the Poston-Johnsonville during interviews with newspaper area: presently residing in the Atlanta reporters, and when you have run out of area. Erma has compiled a Poston things to say. Family Genealogy entitled ''A POSTON EUGENIA· C. MURRELL POSTON--FAMILY OF SOUTH CAROLINA'' Born in Charleston in 1827, moved to published in 1965 and presently unCalifornia and established the Poston dergoing revision. Some of her brothers School for Girls in San Francisco, died in San Francisco i.n 1907. \ reside in Lake City, South Carolina and A.E. POSTON---6 Lonsdale House, one sister is in Tucson, Arizona. She's London . England ; Goldsmith, Silverour inspiration and our reason to seek smith, Cutler, and Medallist; Office in out Poston information. Londor:i . with ·r actory in Sheffield, CHARLES DEBRILLE POSTON-r- r f ·~ Father of Arizona Territory'' ; his portrait by Mathew Brady hangs in the Na tional Archives Washington, D.C.; in 1863, President Lincoln appointed him as first Superintendent of Indian Affairs in "vthe Territory of Arizona ; Silver inkstand fashioned by Tiffany was given to Poston by President Lincoln in March · 1865 and is now on display in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. In 1864, Poston was elected Arizona's first delegate to Congress. ROGER POSTON--.. Chief of Police, City of Florence; South Carolina Chief Poston's father moved to Florence from the Johnsonville area where his Uncle Dallas Gregory Poston still resides. Prior to his return to the Florence City Police, where he had once served as a patrolman , he served as Chief in North Charleston and Orangeburg. MENDEL L . POSTON-..-Ass't Principal of Johnsonville High School. - Poston Kin J>ea·c)' ll. P()Sto11. Jol111so11ville reside11t, 't )ttts tl1e fi11al toucl1es to a pictu1·e of his ra ,. ,,1·it~ subject. a l101·se, in his outdoor st11dit), a secluded 11ook i11 his back yard. J>c•sl()ll sa)·s l1e-l1as bee11 painting hot"ses si11ct' 11(' \\as just a till)' tyke. a11d as a )'C>U11gste1· l1(',al\\·ays e11te1·ed the1n i11 the fai1· at Kingst1·e~. a11d l1e 111odestly £1<l111its tl1at lie al\\'a)'S \\'<>11 fi1"st place \\itl1 liis l1c)1·se d1·a\\· i11~s. Mendel has taught Chemistry, Physics, and other Sciences in the Hannah, Hannah-Pamplico, and Johnsonville Schools. We could safely say that he introduced Chemistry as a subject into our area . Also, he's an expert with the rifle, winning many awards during national competition on the firing range. PERCY D. POSTON--Active in his studio in Johnsonville he is: A painter and sculpturer-''The Gra ndfather Moses of Johnsonville Art'' , a solution to (,ontinl1ed to J•age ltt � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poston Family and Kin, Featuring Percy Poston, 4-7-1977 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4-7-1977 News Newspaper Weekly Observer