When Daniel Hoopes was born on 24 April 1796, in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Moses Hoopes, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Craig, was 28. He married Elizabeth Hollingsworth on 17 February 1820, in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 22 November 1872, in Carrollton, Carroll, Ohio, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Minerva Cemetery, Minerva Junction, Carroll, Ohio, United States.