A photograph of a photo of Pleasant "Lee" and Margaret (Ray) Parsley. The original photo was taken in probably the 1920's in Laurel County, Kentucky. This a poor copy of the original photo. I would like to get a better copy of the photo.
Pleasant was born in 1855, the son of Mary "Polly" (May) Parsley.
Margaret was born in 1852, the daughter of John and Nancy (Hodge) Ray.
They also lived in Harlan County, Ky.
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