She was the sister of Owen Richardson who was the professor of physics at Princeton, and later went on to receive the Nobel prize for physics in 1928. Veblen and his wife Elizabeth had no children.
Siya ay ang kapatid na babae ng Owen Richardson na ang mga propesor ng physics sa Princeton, at pumunta sa susunod na makatanggap ng Nobel premyo para sa physics in 1928. Veblen at kanyang asawa Elizabeth ay walang mga anak.