George SLAUGHTER & Lydia / Middia A. / Mittyann / Mattey __?_

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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: 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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