Shanks. On Sunday, January 26, 1879, Mrs. Catharine N. Shanks, relict of the late Michael Shanks. The funeral will take place from her late residence, 226 3d street northwest on Wednesday, 29th inst. at 2 o'clock p.m. Her relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend.

Shanks. On Thursday, May 14, 1903 at Providence Hospital, Martha I. Shanks (nee Mullen), beloved wife of the late George H. Shanks. Funeral from the residence of her daughter, 609 C street southwest, Saturday, May 16 at 2 p.m. Friends and relatives invited.

Shanks. On the morning of the 20th inst., after a protracted illness, Michael Shanks, a native of Georgetown, D.C., but for many years a resident of Washington, in the 70th year of his age. The friends and acquaintances of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, No. 409 F street, between 6th and 7th, on Sunday, 22d inst., at 3 o’clock p.m. [National Intelligencer, 21 May 1864, p. 1]
[Note: Father of Mrs. Jane C. Hitz]