Andrew Jackson Daniel was born around 1812 in South Carolina. He married Nancy Snoddy, and they had at least seven children: Louisa, born around 1839; Robert, born around 1840; John, born around 1842; Richard, born around 1844; Andrew, born around 1852; Edward, born around 1855; and Samuel, born around 1860. They lived in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, and Daniel worked as a farmer. By 1850, he owned $9,000 of real estate. A decade later, he owned $23,000 of real estate and $37,000 of personal property, including at least 37 enslaved laborers. By 1870, he owned $2,000 of real estate and $650 of personal property. He died sometime in the 1870s.