James Henry AARON

c.1838 - 1896

• Name	James Henry AARON
  Birth	c.1838	Dover, Kent Co, DE   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1860	Kent Co, DE   [2]
  	The 1860 census enumerates James as a "Junr Cabinet maker", residing in the home of cabinet maker David H. Stayton of Murderkill Hundred in Kent County, Delaware.
  CWSV	Oct 1861 - Jul 1865  [1]
  	On 31 October 1861, James enlisted in the 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army. He was mustered-in as a private on 14 December 1861 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Two years later, he re-enlisted at Bealton Station, Virginia. James was promoted to corporal on 12 December 1864. He was mustered-out of service on 13 July 1865 at Cloud's Mills, Virginia, three months after General Lee's surrender to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia. With the exception of two short periods when he was hospitalized, James participated in each of the Civil War battles in which the 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry fought, including the Battle of Gettysburg, fought 1 July through 3 July 1863.
  Occupation	1870 - 1885, 1894 - 1896	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [3, 4, 5]
  	After the war, James returned to carpentry and cabinet making as a profession. He practiced his trade in Wilmington, Delaware. During 1894 and 1895 he was listed as a "shoe maker" in the Wilmington City Directory. The 1896 directory noted him once again as a "carpenter".
  Death	4 Aug 1896	New Castle Co, DE   [6]
  	James died on 4 August 1896 in New Castle County, Delaware. He was 51 years old at the time of his death. Cause was noted as "softening of brain", ie. a cerebral hemorrhage/stroke.
  Burial	6 Aug 1896	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [7]
  	His body was interred at Riverview Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware on 6 August 1896.
  Will Recorded	30 Jun 1917	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE
  Person ID	I28593	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Elizabeth MONEY,   b. c.1842, Delaware d. 10 Sep 1889, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA
  Children	1. Ella Ellsworth AARON,   b. 27 Nov 1864, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 2 Feb 1923, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE (Age 58 years)   2. Ida May AARON,   b. 8 Sep 1869, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 27 Nov 1919, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE (Age 50 years)   3. Bertha Eunity AARON,   b. 28 Jun 1881, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 16 Sep 1944, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F1614	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Anna (UNKNOWN),   b. c.1853, England d. 3 May 1898, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE
  Marriage	After 10 Sep 1889  [8, 9]
  	The couple married after the 10 September 1889 death of James' first wife, Mary.
  Family ID	F1672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S4248] James Aaron, compiled military service record, service jacket., (National Archives, Washington, DC), Record Group 94. [S663] 1860 US Census / Aaron, James. [S10] 1880 US Census / Aaron, James. [S3214] Wilmington, DE city directories, 1814 - 1974. years 1881 - 1885, 1894 - 1896: James Aaron entries. [S3234] 1870 US Census / Aaron, James. [S499] James H. Aaron, Delaware death certificate no. 47893 (1896). . [S181] Riverview Cemetery burial records, Wilmington, DE., Plot Book A137., Interment Book A 68. [S3269] Civil War Pension Apps. [S500] Mary E. Aaron, Delaware death certificate no. 31519 (1889).