He was born in March 1840, in Pennsylvania (9). He was 22 years old when he was enlisted (3, 4, 11). He was born in Alleghany [County?], Pennsylvania (3, 11).
He was a glassblower when he was enlisted (4, 11). He was living in Birmingham, Pennsylvania (4).
He was 5 feet 7-1/2 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, dark eyes, and dark hair (3, 11).
He was enlisted on 28 January 1862, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (3 [28 Jun], 4 [28 Jan], 5 [29 Jan], 11). He was enlisted for three years, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant G A Werk [?] (3). On 10 February 1862, he was mustered into service in the 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry, by Captain Dodge, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
He was transferred from company L of the 62nd Pennsylvania to the 91st Pennsylvania (1, 2, 5). On 21 July 1864, he, and the other members of companies L and M, were assigned to company G (1). On 22 July 1864, they were transferred to company K, following brigade orders to assign them to the smallest company (2). He was then absent, as a private (2).
According to the 1890 census, he was dischaged on 20 February 1865 (8). According to the company K April 1865, he was discharged because his term had expired, on 29 April 1865, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (13). (Given the date he enlisted, 20 February seems more plausible.)
In 1866/67, he married Sarah E Hunter (9, 10). She had seven children six of whom were alive in 1900, including (9, 10):
In 1870, he was living in Birmingham, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (6). He was a glassblower, and owned $500 in personal property (6). He was living with his wife, Sarah, and two children (Carrie and Mary) (6).
In 1880, he was living in Richland District, Ohio County, West Virginia (7). He was a gardener (7). He was living with his wife, Sarah, and five children: Carrie, Mary E, William I, Hettie A, and Blanch C (7).
In 1890, he was living in Wheeling, Richland District, Ohio County, West Virginia (8). He had been wounded in his foot in 1863 (8).
In 1900, he was living in Knoxville Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in a rented home (9). He was a glass gatherer, who had been out of work six months in the previous year (9). He was living with his wife Sarah, and their children Caroline, William (a bookkeeper), Edwin A (a bookkeeper), Julia H (at school), and two sisters-in law (9).
not in Bates (in the 91st PA)
1 special order 65, HQ 91st PA, 21 July 1864 (Adolph Bankers)
2 special order 66, HQ 91st PA, 22 July 1864 (Adolph Bankers)
3 company K, descriptive roll (Adolph Bankett)
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 1 May 2005 (Adolph Bankerd)
5 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Sixty-second regiment', volume 2, page 484. (In the roster) (Adolph Bankerd)
6 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Birmingham, 2nd precinct, page 452 stamped = 147 [?] handwritten (image 146 of 216 on <www.ancestry.com>) (Adolph Bankard [Bankart?])
7 1880 US census, West Virginia, Ohio County, Richland District page 6 (Adolph Bankerd [?])
8 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, West Virginia, Ohio County, Richland District, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 226, page 1 (Adolph M Baukand)
9 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Knoxville Borough, supervisor's district 18, enumeration district 410, sheet 16B (Adolph M Bankerd)
10 Johannes Jacob BANKERS descendants (on <rootsweb.com>>) (searched 1 May 2005) (Adolph M Bankerd)
11 company K, second descriptive roll (Adolph M Bankered)
12 company K, third descriptive roll (Adolph Bankerd)
13 company K, monthly report, April 1865 (Adolph Bankeers [??])
[I did not find an entry for him in the index to pension index cards on <www.ancestry.com> (searched 12 June 2005)]
| line | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Dwelling-house number | 270 | |||
| Family number | 332 | |||
| Name | Bankard Adolph [perhaps Bankart?] | " Sarah | " Carrie | " Mary [??] |
| Age | 30 | 23 | 3 | 1 [?] |
| Sex | M | F | F | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Glass Blower | House keeper | At home | " " |
| Real estate value | ||||
| Personal estate value | 500 | |||
| Birthplace | Virginia | Penna | " | " |
| Father foreign born | ||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||
| Attended school past year | ||||
| Can't read | ||||
| Can't write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | |||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| street name | |||||||
| house number | |||||||
| dwelling visit # | 48 | ||||||
| family visit # | 50 | ||||||
| name | Bankerd [?] Adolph | _ Sarah | _ Carrie | _ Mary E | _ William I | _ Hettie A | _ Blanch C |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F | M | F | F |
| age | 40 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Daughter | Son | Daughter | Daughter | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||||
| widowed/divorced | |||||||
| married during year | |||||||
| occupation | Gardener | Keeping house | At home | At home | |||
| months unemployed | |||||||
| currently ill? | |||||||
| blind | |||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||
| idiotic | |||||||
| insane | |||||||
| disabled | |||||||
| school this year | |||||||
| can't read | |||||||
| can't write | 1 | ||||||
| birthplace | Virginia | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Virginia | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Ohio | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| line | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 |
| street | Charles St | |||||||
| house number | 424 | |||||||
| dwelling number | 306 ['302' is crossed out] | |||||||
| family number | 337 ['325' is crossed out] | |||||||
| name | Bankerd Adolph M | _ Sarah E | _ Caroline | _ William J | _ Edwin [?] A | _ Julia H | Hunter Emma L | _ Mary E |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son | Son | Daughter | Sister in law | Sister in law |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | M | F | F | F |
| birth date | Mar 1840 | Feb 1844 | Dec 1867 | July 1870 | Jan 1872 | Oct 1882 | Jan 1848 | Nov 1851 |
| age | 60 | 56 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 51 | 48 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| # years married | 33 | 33 | ||||||
| mother of how many children? | 7 | |||||||
| # of children living | 6 | |||||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | W Virginia | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | W. Virginia | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | ||||||||
| # years in USA | ||||||||
| naturalized citizen? | ||||||||
| occupation | Glass gatherer | Book keeper | Book keeper | At school | ||||
| # months not employed | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| # months in school | 9 | |||||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | R | |||||||
| free or mortgaged | ||||||||
| farm/house | H | |||||||
| # of farm schedule |