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Found information referencing the renegade enclave of "Louisiana Melungeons" aka "redbones" at
http://kplcblogs.typepad.com/kplcgm/2007/09/they-walk-among.html Considering the French sold the Louisiana Purchase to Thomas Jefferson in 1803, it seems strange Stacy Webb would think the French were still sending their reputable maidens to New Orleans a short while before Mary Wallace Goins gave birth to Sena in 1881? What can be the explanation for Sena, identified as "a popular Pentecostal preacher", marrying at least Munroe Swilley and then Ed Jackson while her first husband, Emanuel Command Nash, was still living. Is it really likely this preacher woman would have married four times in eight years after age 64 while drawing a "Civil War Pension for Manuel Command Nash"?
NOTE: Here is an addendum received from RHF President Stacy Webb
which I thought worthy of posting on this blog. -js
Jim,
This picture depicts an average Redbone family, their features and
characteristics, in the 1800's Louisiana.
Pictured here is: (see at website)
Sena Goins Nash center, Rob Nash, Jeff Nash, James Nash, LillaMae
Nash and baby Jewell Nash
Sena Goins, daughter of William Collins Goins and Mary P Wallace, was
born on 23 Jul 1881 in Louisiana and died on 10 Sep 1953 in Woodlawn
Cem., Deridder, La. at age 72.
Research Notes: Marriage record and received Civil War Pension for
Manuel Command Nash.
Sena married Emanuel Command Nash, son of James Nash and Mary "Polly"
Perkins, on 1 Feb 1901 in Trinity Co., TX. Emanuel was born on 18 Dec
1843 in Rapides Parish, LA, died on 10 Jul 1947 at age 103, and was
buried in Mt. Zion Cem., Trinity Co., TX.. They had 12 children:
Arletta, Ralph, Joseph, James, Lilla May, Jewel, Ruth, Josie, Mandy,
Jefferson, Rufus, and Louis.
Sena next married Munroe Swilley.
Sena next married Ed Jackson on 5 Jun 1934 in Beauregard Parish. La.
Sena next married Harry Morgan.
Sena next married James Felder.
Sena was noted as a popular Pentecostal Preacher whose revivals are
reputed to have gone on for many days, sometimes weeks.
Sena's mother Mary P Wallace was a "casket girl" later changed
to "cassette girl". My great Grandfather made a trip to the Port of
New Orleans specifically to marry a casket girl. The ladies were sent
by officials from France specifically to marry settlers and
pioneering men of the time.
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