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George SLAUGHTER
Lydia / Middia A. / Mittyann / Mattey __?__
Note:  I've no explanation for the discrepancies between the censuses, but secondary sources do accept that this is the same family throughout.  Thankfully, I don't appear to be related to this family, so I can leave it to someone else to sort out the confusion!
Husband:  George SLAUGHTER
Birth:  1819/20, NY
Occupation:  farmer
Father:  Abner SLAUGHTER (1784/5-1852)
Mother:  Susannah NICHOLS
Marriage:
Residence in 1850:  Westport, Essex Co., NY
Residence in 1860/70:  Camanche Twp., Clinton Co., IA
Residence in 1880:  Calamus, Clinton Co., IA
Wife:  Lydia or Middia A. or Mittyann or Mattey __?__
Birth:  1823/4, NY
Occupation:  homemaker
Child:
1.  Israel or Jerad or Jacob SLAUGHTER, b. 1848/9, NY
Other Kin:
.  Catherine "Caty" SLAUGHTER, b. 1803/4 or 1807/8, NY
.  Polly SLAUGHTER, b. 1804/5, NY
.  Samuel SLAUGHTER, b. 1813/4, NY
.  Susan (__?__) SLAUGHTER,  b. 1818/9, NY or Canada
.  John SLAUGHTER, b. 1837/8, NY
Keywords for search engines:  genealogy; USA, US, United States, Iowa, New York

Sources:

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #38 of 58):  Westport, Essex Co., NY, Roll M432_503, p. 55A, enumerated 1 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
822 843 Joseph Razey 22 M   Farmer   NY
    Catharine 18 F       "
    Andrew 1/12 M       "
X 844 George Slaughter 30 M       "
    Lydia 26 F       "
    Israel  1 M       "
    Samuel Slaughter 36 M       "
    Susan 31 F       "
    John 12 M       "
    Abner 65 M       "
    Polly 45 F       "
Joseph RAZEY's wife is Catherine HARPER, so there's no obvious connection between the families, unless possibly Lydia or Susan is Catherine's sister.

3.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 37):  Camanche P.O., Camanche Twp., Clinton Co., IA, Roll M653_316, p. 6, PN 6, 41/41, enumerated 17 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
George Slaughter 44 M   Farmer 600 410 N York
Middia A   do 35 F         "
Jerad      do 11 M         "
Caty       do 56 F         "
Listed next to Samuel SLAUGHTER (48, NY), Susan SLAUGHTER (45, Can), and John SLAUGHTER (22, NY).

4.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13 of 38):  Camanche P.O., Camanche Twp., Clinton Co., IA, Roll M593_384, p. 47A, PN 13, 86/84, enumerated 23 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
Slaughter George 56 M W Farmer 2200 805 New York
_________ Mattey 46 F W Keeping House     "
_________ Jacob 20 M W Farm Laborer     "
_________ Catherine 62 F W At Home     "

5a.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  image missing.

5b.  LDS.  Family Search: Census Records: 1880 United States (online at FamilySearch.org):
Census Place: Calamus, Clinton, Iowa
Source: FHL Film #1254334; NARA Film #T9-0334; Page Number 399D
  Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Occupation Fa Mo
George SLAUGHTER Self M M W 64 NY Farmer NY NY
Mittyann SLAUGHTER Wife F M W 55 NY Keeping House NY NY
Jared SLAUGHTER Son M S W 30 NY Working Farm NY NY

6.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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