Born: September 10, 1849, Cleveland, Tennessee.
Died: February 16, 1926 (tombstone) or 1927 (death certificate), Kingsville, Texas.
Buried: Chamberlain Cemetery, Kingsville, Texas.

Daniel was the son of Henry Airhart and Nancy Jane Dyer Mudd, and husband of Lucile Summerlin.
After narrowly escaping being murdered by outlaws, Airhart became a Baptist minister.
He is said to have served as pastor of 22 Baptist churches in Texas, and responsible for building nine of them.