Theresa Altaneze Manuel (1926 - 2016)

Born 7 Jan 1926 in Port Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States

Ancestors

Died 21 Nov 2016 at age 90 in Florida, United States

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Biography

Theresa Manuel is Notable.

Theresa Manuel was a Floridian.

Theresa Manuel was an American basketball player and track athlete who competed in the 80-meter hurdles, javelin, and 4x440 yard relay in the 1948 Olympics in London. ^[1]

Theresa was born in 1926 in Port Tampa, Florida. She was the daughter of Frances Manuel.^[2] Her mother later married Charlie Johnson.^[3]

Theresa died in 2016.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Danielson, Richard. "Tampa's Theresa Manuel, pioneering black Olympian, dies at 90." Tampa Bay Times, November 23, 2016.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:STJV-7T2 : accessed 12 August 2021), Theresa Manuel in household of Francis Manuel, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 134, sheet 9A, line 40, family 208, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 321; FHL microfilm 2,340,056.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTHG-CG7 : 4 January 2021), Theresa Johnson in household of Charles Johnson, Port Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29-3, sheet 10A, line 24, family 255, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 590.

• "Florida State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNVZ-X3L : 2 March 2021), Thresa Manuel in household of Charlie Johnson, Port Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida; citing line 14, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,160.
• "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24L2-B9Y : 2 March 2021), Theresa Manuel, 1948; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• https://olympics.com/en/athletes/theresa-altaneze-manuel
• Wikidata: Item Q27928536, en:Wikipedia