Highest-value additions
The site now makes the evidence gaps explicit rather than implying that every part of the historical narrative is already proved by material held in the archive.
- Andrew Poston railroad deed / right-of-way / conveyance
The highest-value missing document because it could independently corroborate the 1916 newspaper statement about land and railroad development. - Andrew Poston probate or estate file
Could establish heirs, property, residence, and relationships at the end of Andrew’s life. - Andrew Poston–Jane Daniels marriage record
A project source register identifies a Marion County marriage dated November 18, 1857; the archive still needs the primary image or certified record. - 1850–1910 federal census schedules for Andrew Poston
Would document household composition, age, occupation, residence, and changes across six decades. - Florence / Marion County deeds involving Andrew Poston
Would document land ownership and may clarify the geography around the later railroad junction. - Railroad maps, plats, depot, siding and timetable records
Could independently document Poston as a railroad location and clarify the junction’s operational history. - Hugh Poston probate / Bible / deed evidence
Would strengthen the parent-generation link currently presented through the compiled genealogy. - Ellison / Allison / Poston Landing records
Period maps, landing references, deeds, ferry/river records, and newspapers would strengthen the older pre-railroad locality history.
Submission standard
Whenever possible, a new source should include the original image, full archival citation, repository or publication information, a searchable transcription, and a short note explaining exactly which proposition the document supports.