Ulysses was born on February 13th, 1867. Ulysses' father was Daniel Clauss and his mother was Judith Miller. His paternal grandfather was Daniel Clauss and his paternal grandmother is Dorothea Breden. He had three brothers and a sister, named Phaon, Preston, John and Anna Maria. He was the second youngest of the five children. He died at 7 months old on October 7th, 1867.