▁born ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁near ▁Mal ta , ▁Ohio , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁child ▁among ▁six ▁sib lings . ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁Henry ▁and ▁Sarah ▁C ut ler ▁Daw es . ▁His ▁father ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁The ▁most ▁famous ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Daw es ▁family ▁in ▁its ▁early ▁years ▁was ▁William ▁Daw es ▁Jr ., ▁who ▁accompanied ▁Paul ▁Re vere ▁on ▁his ▁historic ▁ride ▁April ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 7 7 5 ▁to ▁warn ▁Lex ington ▁and ▁Con cord ▁of ▁the ▁adv ancing ▁British ▁troops . ▁His ▁grand father ▁was ▁Judge ▁E ph ra im ▁C ut ler , ▁for ▁whom ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁after , ▁was ▁prominent ▁in ▁Ohio ' s ▁early ▁history . ▁ ▁E ph ra im ' s ▁uncle , ▁William ▁P . ▁C ut ler , ▁ex ert ed ▁much ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁young ▁Daw es , ▁whose ▁example ▁in ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁life , ▁inspired ▁Daw es ▁in ▁his ▁purs uits ▁in ▁public ▁and ▁military ▁life . ▁His ▁elder ▁brother , ▁R uf us , ▁after ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Wisconsin ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁and ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Brigade ▁which ▁fought ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁G ett ys burg . ▁Daw es ▁married ▁Frances ▁Bos worth ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁C inc inn ati , ▁Ohio . ▁Their