Harry Melvin Bankert

1926 - 1994  (67 years)

• Name	Harry Melvin Bankert
  	Teamster Father: Robert John Bankert Sr. (1901–1983) Mother: Bertha Mare Harding (1904–1980) [1, 2]
  Birth	3 Aug 1926	McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Census	1940 (13 years)	McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1940 US Census, he was recorded, age XX, living at 908 Hober Street, McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with his parents.
  Draft Reg	1944 (17 years)	McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [4]
  He registered for the draft giving his address as 908 Hober Avenue, his age as 18, and his employer as P. &. L. E. R. R. Company.
  	World War II Draft Registration Card of Harry Melvin Bankert
  First Marriage	7 Jun 1948 (21 years)	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [5]
  He married first Shirley M Carson, the daughter of Louis and Katherine (Geyer) Carson. She was born 12 August 1928 in McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
  	Marriage Record of Shirley M. Carson and Harry M. Bankert
  Census	1950 (23 years)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [9]
  In the 1950 US Census, he was recorded, age 23, living at 223 Oregon Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with his wife, Shirley, and his daughter, Katherine. He was a truck driver for a dry cleaner.
  Third Marriage	15 Jan 1971 (44 years)	Winchester (city), Virginia, U.S.A.   [6]
  He married third Mary Kathrin Bernard, the daughter of G. Burdette and Edith (Kelsey) Bernard. She had been married previously to ______ Marshall whom she had divorced. She was born 20 October 1945 in Pennsylvania.
  	Marriage Record of Mary Kathryn (Bernard) Mashall and Harry Melvin Bankert
  Fourth Marriage	say 1985 (58 years)  [3, 10]
  He married fourth Marge Grefenstette.
  Death	1 May 1994	Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3, 8, 10]
  Obituary	2 May 1994 (67 years)  [10]
  Harry M., 67, of Butler, formerly of McKees Rocks, on May 1, 1994; husband of Marge Grefenstette; father of Sherry, Kathy & Jennifer; brother of Clara Mae Mangis, Ann Hoover, Marilyn Farmer & Robert Banker! Friends received YOUNG FUNERAL HOME, 137 W. Jefferson' Street, Butler. Services 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Visitation 7-9 Monday, 2-4 and 7-8:30 p.m.
  Cremation	Y  [11]
  	Burial Card of Harry Bankert
  Person ID, Branch	I25491
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Jean Ruth Smith,   b. 13 Sep 1939, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 13 May 2015, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 75 years)  Other Partners: Paul John Frederick  m. 20 Feb 1959;   Gary L. Davis  m. 15 Nov 1985
  Marriage	1 Jun 1963  [12]
  Age at Marriage	He : 36 years and 10 months - She : 23 years and 9 months.
  Children	>   1. Jennifer Janice Bankert
  Family ID	F9201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - 3 Aug 1926 - McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Draft Reg - 1944 - McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. First Marriage - 7 Jun 1948 - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1950 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Third Marriage - 15 Jan 1971 - Winchester (city), Virginia, U.S.A. Death - 1 May 1994 - Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  🟠 [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) . 🟢 [S21] Bureau of the Census, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Stowe, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03418; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 2-533 . 🟡 [S101] Social Security Administration, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015) . 🟢 [S1587] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Draft Registration Card of Harry Melvin Bankert . 🟢 [S695] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), Marriage Record of Shirley M. Carson and Harry M. Bankert . 🟢 [S58] Virginia Department of Health. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Marriage Record of Mary Kathryn (Bernard) Mashall and Harry Melvin Bankert . 🟢 [S112] Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Application for World War Ii Compensation by Harry M. Bankert . 🟢 [S10] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011) . 🟢 [S2303] Bureau of the Census, 1950 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 20212), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1026; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 77-720 . 🟢 [S2307] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Obituary of Harry Bankert, (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2 May 1994, page 14 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , 2 May 1994, page 14 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , 2 May 1994, page 14 ) . 🟢 [S322] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Burial Card of Harry Bankert . 🟡 [S3] Brodeur, Diane , Descendants of Ruth Melinda Delvey, (Oxford, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1981) .