Miss Carrie Booker searching for her mother Amy Young

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 12, 1888

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MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my mother. She was carried to Kentucky in 1859. In 1838 she used to belong to Mr. Tom Young. Her name was Amy Young. She left two children, Caroline and Sarah Ann Young. Please address me at Pine Bluff, Ark., Miss Carrie Booker

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Miss Carrie Booker searching for her mother Amy Young, who was taken to Kentucky in 1859 by her former enslaver. Amy had two children Caroline and Sarah Ann Young.

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To the Editor

Date
January 12, 1888
Searcher Location

Pine Bluff, AR

Searchee Location

KY (Kentucky)

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Carly Beehler

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"Miss Carrie Booker searching for her mother Amy Young," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), January 12, 1888, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/3977

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