Serena

Name: Serena
Age: About 3 years old
Birth Date: October 31, 1846; Basil Manly Diary II (1834-1846) image 410, Oct 31, 1846; "This afternoon, about 6 o’clock, my woman, Lydia, was delivered of a son. As usual with her, the child was born before the midwife would be got to her. All doing well, however. The child turns out to be a daughter. & is named Serena."
Death Date: May 27, 1849; Basil Manly Diary V (1847-1857) image 89, May 27, 1849; "A child of Lydia, named Serena, about 3 years old, died this aft about 4 o’clock. She had been taken ill of a diarrhoea a few days ago, a complaint that is very prevalent, and in some instances fatal, in these parts. This is possibly connected with the prevalence of Asiatic cholera at Mobile & on the Mississippi, and generally at the west & northwest of us. A few hours before the death of the child some large worms were discharged, whether this had anything to do with the fatal issue of the disorder, I don’t know."
Cause of Death: Diarrhea, or possibly cholera, or possibly a parasitic infection
Sex: Female
Freedom Status: Died while enslaved
Living Location: President's Mansion, Univeristy of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Child of: Lydia
Sibling of: Fanny; John; Hetty; Charity
Enslaver: Basil Manly (Second President of the University of Alabama 1837-1855) and Sarah Manly

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Lydia