226:, Manning met Joseph Murray, who was attending dental school in the same area. Shortly after the meeting in July 1946 the two married and lived in Washington until 1953. At that time, Joseph was deployed to Korea as part of the army. After returning home from overseas, the couple divorced. In 1961, Manning married James Manning, and become a stepmother to his three daughters. James Manning was also a member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head. The two, along with James’s parents (Captain Walter Manning and Ada), opened a family restaurant, a gift shop, Manning’s Snack Bar, and cottages near
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