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E. D. Peete, M. D., is a native of Tipton County, Tenn., born August 11, 1847, son of Dr. John S. and Ann E. (Whitley) Peete, who were born in Virginia and North Carolina, respectively. Dr. John S. Peete was reared in his native State, and in early manhood came to Tennessee, having graduated in medicine at Jefferson College, Philadelphia, Penn. In 1843 or 1844 he located in Tipton County, where he practiced medicine for some time, and then turned his attention to farming. He was a Whig and Mason, and died in 1878, of yellow fever. His wife died in 1876. They were the parents of eleven children, our subject being the second. He was reared on a farm, and began a college course in Toronto, Canada, and remained there three years. He entered the Louisville (Ky.) University in the fall of 1869, and graduated from the same in March, 1871. He practiced near Clarendon, Ark., until the fall of 1874, when he located in Tipton County, Tenn., where he practiced and gave some attention to farming. In January, 1877, he removed to Humboldt, where he has now a large and lucrative practice. He is an efficient surgeon and stands near the front in his profession. He is a member of the K. of H. and K. & L. of H., and was married March 5, 1872, to Jennie M. Morris, youngest daughter of Edwin Morris, of Louisville, Ky. She was born July 23, 1852. Their children are Emma, Edwin M. and Hattie M. The Doctor and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.