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Dr. David P. Steele, one of the leading physicians of Ripley and a son of Isaac M. and Jane (Hadley) Steele, was born November 1, 1834, in Lauderdale County. He spent the first seven years of his life on the farm, after which he came to Ripley and there received his early education. At the age of eighteen he began the study of medicine under Lackey & Steele. After two years’ study he entered the medical department of the University of Nashville, and graduated from this institution in 1856. In the same year he opened an office at Ripley, and has followed his chosen profession ever since. In 1859 he wedded Mary E. Currie, a native of this county, born in 1838, and the result of this union was the birth of three children: Jennie, Emma and Mary. After the death of his first wife, Dr. Steele, in 1875, married Mrs. S. G. Williamson, who was born in 1844. This marriage resulted in the birth of one child, Isaac M. In 1862 the Doctor enlisted in Jones’ regiment of heavy artillery, Confederate States Army, as first lieutenant, and at the expiration of his term of enlistment returned to engage in his profession. He is a Democrat in politics, and in 1858 was chosen to fill the office of trustee of his county. This position he held for two years. For thirty years he has been practicing his profession in Ripley, and the extensive patronage he has received speaks louder for his ability as a physician than mere words.