web hosting domain names email addresses related sites James Brainard Preston James Brainard Preston (12/3/1845)(10/21/1922), son of John Fairman Preston and Jane Rhea, married Harriet Bryan Tinsley on 10/21/1890. Harriet (Hattie) Tinsley was the daughter of Seaton Grantland Tinsley and his wife Fannie Gaines . Hattie was born on Feb. 18, 1861 and died July 1st, 1897. James attended VMI in 1863/64 but the battle of New Market cut his college career short. Did receive an honorary degree after the war. He was a gentlemen farmer. See his Obituary . They had one child. James Brainard Preston, Class of '67 at Virginia Military Institute. Seaton Tinsley Preston (3/29/1892)(3/20/1977)(picture at right) m . Sarah Kathryn Barber (5/20/1898)(11/28/1976). Seaton graduated from Virginia Tech in the class of 1915 with an EE degree. He served in WWI and was promoted to Captain while overseas. He worked in power companies in PA, VA and KY before becoming District Mgr. of the Appalachian Electric Power Co. in Charleston, WV in 1937. This is where he remained until he retired in 1952 and moved to Orange City, Florida. Kathyrn graduated from Dubois High School in 1916. They were married in Bluefield, WV on 5-20-1920. Seaton and Katy had 3 children: Seaton Tinsley Preston, Jr. b.8-29-1921 d.9-24-1994 m. on 7-26-1945 Aline Marie Debbaut b.4-27-1923 in Antwerp, Belgium. Seaton was born in Lothair, Perry Co., KY and died in Winnetka, IL. He was founder and executive of Preston Industries, incl. Poly Science and Preston Publications. Seaton had a BS from Virginia Tech and masters from Michigan in Chemical Engineering. He served as a lieutenant in the signal corp in WWII. S. T. and Aline had 5 children: | |
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