BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-152 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESMedicine degree from Emory University in 1960. Bud is a physician and livesin Atlanta, Georgia. Bud and Sylvia Averett are the parents of two children: -Angela Vera Averett, b. March 8, 1960, Atlanta, Georgia, - James Eli Averett,III, b. July 2, 1961, Atlanta, Georgia. In 1982, Angela Averett received a AssociateBachelor degree from Sweet Briar College, Virginia. Jim Averett is attendingWashington and Lee University in Virginia.References: 1) “Brooks and Kindred Families,” by Ida Brooks Kellam, 1950; 2)“Banks of Elbert,” by Sarah Banks Franklin, 1976; 3) Letter, Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. toRobert Casey, August 30, 1981; 4) Letter, John Sheftall to Robert Casey, September 4,1982JAMES WATKINS DIMON (2.3.3.1.2.5) is the son of Samuel Kelly Dimon andSallie Watkins (Peacock) Dimon. Watkins was born on August 9, 1904 in Columbus,Georgia. On December 15, 1949, Watkins Dimon married Armine Davisof Twin City, Georgia in Nashville, Tennessee. Watkins and Armine Dimonare the parents of two sons:............James Watkins Dimon, Jr., b. September 17, 1950, Columbus, Georgia............Samuel Joseph Dimon, b. June 2, 1952, Columbus, GeorgiaWatkins Dimon received a Bachelor of Business Administration from EmoryUniversity in 1928. He is retired from Centennial Industries. Armine (Davis)Dimon is a graduate of Scarritt College in Nashville, Tennessee and received aMasters of Education in 1967 from Auburn University in Alabama. Both are activein community volunteer work and the St. Luke Methodist Church in Columbus,Georgia. Watkins and Armine Dimon are the owners of the old John Bankshome, “The Cedars,” in Columbus, Georgia. James Dimon, Jr. is a 1972 graduateof Columbia University in New York and received a Doctorate of Medicinedegree from Georgia Medical College in 1978. He will complete his residencyin psychiatry in 1982 at Mt. Zion and the University of California Hospitals inSan Francisco, California. Samuel Dimon received a Bachelor of Arts degreefrom Harvard in 1975. On September 7, 1979, Samuel Dimon married CherylGrau in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Sam and Cheryl have one daughter: - AlisonLoretta Dimon, b. June 7, 1981. Sam Dimon is presently attending the Universityof Michigan School of Business.References: 1) “Banks of Elbert,” by Sarah Banks Franklin, 1976; 2) Letter, KennethH. Thomas, Jr. to Robert Casey, August 30, 1981; 3) Letter, John Sheftall to RobertCasey, September 4, 1982JOHN BANKS DIMON (2.3.3.1.2.7) is the son of Samuel Kelly Dimon and SallieWatkins (Peacock) Dimon. Jack was born on August 30, 1912 in Columbus,Georgia. On April 26, 1934, Jack Dimon married Clara Virginia Mercer in Columbus,Georgia. Clara was born on August 22, 1910 in Macon, Georgia and isthe daughter of Julian Perry Mercer and Hattie (Newby) Mercer. Clara receiveda Bachelor of Arts degree from Bessie Tift College in Forsyth, Georgia in 1931.Jack and Clara Dimon were the parents of two children:............John Banks Dimon, Jr. (2.3.3.1.2.7.1), b. July 28, 1940, Columbus, Georgia............Roy Mercer Dimon, b. June 9, 1945, Dallas, Texas