Family
ClaimDetailEvidence
FatherNikolaus Dahm (e1772-) [S227] [S235] [S1045] [S1089]
primary
MotherElisabetha Ferring (1771-) [S1089]
secondary
SpouseBarbara Weinand (1810-~1880) 
Child +Johannis Dahm (1839-1918) [S11] [S227] [S235] [S1045] [S1089] [S2867] [S2871] [S2879]
dna
Attributes
ClaimDetailEvidence
GenderMale
NameMathias Dahm [S62] [S63] [S125] [S2169] [S2867] [S2872] [S2879]
primary
NameMatthew Dahm [S227] [S1045]
primary
NameMath Dahm [S2871]
primary
NameMatthias Dahm [S1089]
secondary
FatherNikolaus Dahm (e1772-) [S227] [S235] [S1045] [S1089]
primary
MotherElisabetha Ferring (1771-) [S1089]
secondary
Ship [S227]
secondary
Timeline
ClaimDateDetailAgeEvidence
Birthest 1812
 
BaptismDec 17, 1812Welschbillig, Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany [S1089]
secondary
MarriageFeb 10, 1835Barbara Weinand (1810-~1880), Welschbillig, Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany [S1089]
secondary
Emigration1851Germany [S63] [S227] [S1045]
primary
ImmigrationAug 4, 1851New York, United States [S63] [S227] [S1045] 38y
primary
Occupation1860Farm Laborer [S235]
primary
Census (US Federal)Jun 1, 1860Niles Center, Cook, Illinois, United States [S235] 48y (Named)
primary
Occupation1870Farmer [S62]
primary
Census (US Federal)Jun 1, 1870Niles Center, Cook, Illinois, United States [S62] 58y (Named)
primary
Occupation1880Laborer [S125]
primary
Census (US Federal)Jun 1, 1880Niles Center, Cook, Illinois, United States [S125] 68y (Named)
primary
Census (US Federal)Jun 1, 1900Niles Center, Cook, Illinois, United States [S63] 87y (Named)
primary
WillJun 6, 1902Niles Center, Cook, Illinois, United States [S2879]
secondary
DeathDec 23, 1902Niles Center, Cook, Illinois, United States [S2872] 90y
primary
Will ProvedFeb 16, 1903Niles Center, Cook, Illinois, United States [S2879]
secondary
Sources
IndexTitle
[S62] "1870 United States Census, Illinois, Cook, Niles".
[S63] "1900 United States Census, Illinois, Cook, Niles".
[S125] "1880 United States Census, Illinois, Cook, Niles".
[S227] "New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891" (Micropublication M237. Rolls # 95-580. National Archives, Washington, D.C.), Ancestry.com.
[S235] "1860 United States Census, Illinois, Cook, Niles".
[S1045] "Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897" (Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; National Archives, Washington, D.C.).
[S1089] Pick, Thomas A., "Eifel Birth and Marriage Data" (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pick/gondorf.txt).
[S2169] "St. Peter's Marriage Register".
[S2867] "Marriage Record: Johannes Dahm".
[S2871] "Certificate of Death: John Dahm".
[S2872] "St. Peter's Death Register".
[S2879] "Will: Mathias Dahm, 1902" (Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999 Cook Record of Wills, Book 41-42, 1902-1903).
Family Note
Mathias Dahm was the son of Nicolas Dahm and Elisabetha Ferring. He was born in Welschbillig, Eifel, Germany and baptized there on December 17, 1812. He died in 1902 in Niles Center, Cook County, Illinois. He married Barbara Weinand who was the daughter of Wilhelm Weinand and Elisabeth Weber. She was born on April 9, 1810 in Matzen, Germany. She died between August 30, 1870 and June 9, 1880 in Niles Center, Cook County, Illinois.

Mathias and Barbara had several children, all of which were born in Prussia except the last one who was born in Illinois:

Nicolas (1 Jan 1836 - )
Apollonia Carolin (2 Feb 1837 - )
Johann F. (23 Nov 1838 - 13 Sep 1918) m. Catharina Gertrude Wagner
Angela (13 Aug 1840 - 1917) m. Mathias Foegen/Fiegen
Peter (16 Aug 1842 - 6 Apr 1847)
Carolus (16 Mar 1845 - 1845)
Peter Julius (1 Jan 1850 - 23 Dec 1930) m. Wilhelmina Gertrude Fortmann
Anna Maria Clara "Mary" (7 Jul 1855 - 1917) m. Eberhardt Blamenser

The family emigrated from Germany and came to America arriving in New York on August 4, 1851 aboard the Reliance with Mathias' father. Mathias is listed as Matthew on the passenger list. The last port of departure was Antwerp, Belgium. The ages listed on the ships register vary widely from their actual ages. I am not sure why this would be.