When Danford Green Ballou was born on 26 February 1802, in Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, United States, his father, Seth Ballou, was 27 and his mother, Sophia Batton Anderson, was 26. He married Cyntha Worrello on 18 December 1828, in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Park Township, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States for about 20 years. He died on 23 January 1875, in Park Township, Ottawa, Michigan, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Parkville, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States.