Daniel Thomas Richardson of Ringgold, Virginia United States was born on September 29, 1858 in Pittsylvania County to George Thomas Richardson and Amanda Jane (Payne) Richardson. He had siblings Amanda Sarah Richardson Gosney, Eliza Ann (Richardson) Yeaman, Julia Ellen (Richardson) Adams, Beverly Carter Richardson, Lucy Rachael (Richardson) Aherron, Henry Lee Richardson, and Ruth Magdalene (Richardson) Ricketts. He married Harriet Anne (Elliott) Richardson on December 20, 1895 in Pittsylvania County, and they were married until Daniel's death on November 18, 1912. He had children Esther Lee (Richardson) Talbott, Reuben James Richardson, Katie Sally (Richardson) Moshenek, Norman Edison Richardson Sr., William Beverly Richardson, and Elwood Everett Richardson. Daniel Richardson was buried on November 18, 1912 at Family Cemetery in Kentuck.