BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-144 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESReferences: 1) “Banks of Elbert,” by Sarah Banks Franklin, 1976; 2) Letter, KennethH. Thomas, Jr. to Robert Casey, April 15, 1980; 3) Letter, Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. toRobert Casey, August 30, 1981; 4) Letter, John Sheftall to Robert Casey, September 4,1982; 5) Letter, Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. to Robert Casey, December, 1988SAMUEL KELLY DIMON, JR. (2.3.3.1.2.3) is the son of Samuel Kelly Dimonand Sallie Watkins (Peacock) Dimon. Kelly was born on June 7, 1901 at theCedars in Columbus, Georgia. On November 20, 1938, Kelly Dimon marriedMildred Ellen Harvey in Columbus, Georgia. Ellen was born on January 12,1915 and is the daughter of John Henry Harvey and Ellen Gertrude (Waldrop)Harvey. Kelly and Ellen Dimon are the parents of one son:............Samuel Kelly Dimon, III, b. August 15, 1939, Columbus, GeorgiaSamuel Kelly Dimon, Jr. was a prominent businessman in Columbus most of hislife. Kelly was associated with the Centennial Cotton Gin Company from 1924to 1962 and served as President from 1953 to 1962. Ellen (Harvey) Dimon diedon September 26, 1977 in Columbus, Georgia and was buried there in theParkview Cemetery. Kelly Dimon lives in Columbus, Georgia. On October 31,1965, Kelly Dimon married Gloria F. Waller in Jasper, South Carolina. Gloriawas previously married and had a daughter. Her daughter married and had ason, Christopher Lee Brown (born January 3, 1978). Kelly and Gloria adoptedGloria’s grandson and his name was changed to Christopher Lee Dimon. Kellyand Gloria Dimon live in Columbus, Georgia.References: 1) “Brooks and Kindred Families,” by Ida Brooks Kellam, 1950; 2)“Banks of Elbert,” by Sarah Banks Franklin, 1976; 3) Letter, John Sheftall to RobertCasey, July 10, 1980; 4) Letter, Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. to Robert Casey, August 30,1981; 5) Letter, John Sheftall to Robert Casey, September 4, 1982ZILPHA PEACOCK DIMON (2.3.3.1.2.4) is the daughter of Samuel KellyDimon and Sallie Watkins (Peacock) Dimon. Zilpha was born on March 2, 1903in Columbus, Georgia. On October 29, 1927, Zilpha Dimon married James EliAverett at the old Banks home, “The Cedars” in Columbus, Georgia. Eli andZilpha Averett were the parents of two children:............Charles Cole Averett, b. April 27, 1933, Savannah, Georgia............James Eli Averett, Jr., b. March 1, 1935, Savannah, GeorgiaEli and Zilpha Averett lived in Savannah, Georgia for eighteen years, then inBrockton, Massachusetts for fifteen years, then in Savannah for another twelveyears and now in Columbus, Georgia. Eli received a Bachelor of Science degreein Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1925. Eli was aSales Manager for the Savannah Electric and Power Company and the BrocktonEdison Company. On June 9, 1956, Charles Averett married Avarilla GlennCaldwell in Gay, Georgia. Charles and Avarilla Averett are the parents of twochildren: - Patricia Glenn Averett, b. September 26, 1957, Atlanta, Georgia, -Barbara Elizabeth Averett, b. May 8, 1960, Atlanta, Georgia. Charles andAvarilla Averett live in Statesville, North Carolina. On June 7, 1959, James“Bud” Averett married Sylvia Jane Bacon in Statesboro, Georgia. Bud receiveda Bachelor of Science degree from Emory University in 1956 and a Doctorate of