When Daniel Penny was born on 24 October 1839, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Penny, was 25 and his mother, Ann Macey, was 25. He married Lucyn Melvina Carleton on 20 March 1864. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Grape Grove Township, Ray, Missouri, United States for about 50 years. He died on 27 January 1920, in Ray, Missouri, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery, Millville, Ray, Missouri, United States.