[Census and Statistics of the State of Michigan, May, 1854 Condensed for Publication by the Secretary of State of the State of Michigan, in Pursuance of an Act of the Legislature, Approved February 9, 1853. Lansing: Geo. W. Peck, 1854. Michigan Documents HA 442 1854. Similar documents where created for the 1864, 1874, 1884, 1894 and 1904 state censuses
Schedule 1: Enumeration of the Inhabitants
Schedule 2: Productions of Agriculture
Schedule 3: Products of Industry]

[Mr. Morrissey answered a query on the Clinton County, Michigan internet site (http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mi/Clinton). He is a distant cousin of Sam Bierschbach and Louisa Yuncker.]

[Katy is a volunteer to look up census information in the 1900, 1910 and 1920 censuses at <http://www.rootsweb.com/~miisabel/isacensus.htm>.]

[Based upon actual county surveys, the Melish-Whiteside maps were the first official set of county maps produced for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and include information such as township lines, municipality names, geographic features, and roads and distances. Additional data on some of the maps includes post offices, factories, mills, mines, furnaces, forges, houses, churches, academies, and taverns. The names of property owners for certain taverns, dwellings, furnaces, and mills are also present on a number of the maps.

The maps were the result of the work of John Melish, a geographer, traveler, and entrepreneur who convinced the Pennsylvania legislature to fund this ambitious cartographic project. Under enabling legislation passed on March 19, 1816, a number of deputy surveyors spread out across the Commonwealth. Over the ensuing years, these surveyors would produce maps for each county, which could then be assembled into a full and accurate map of the state. The deputy surveyors handed over their completed maps to the surveyor general, who in turn sent the maps to Melish for copying and engraving. But before these maps were delivered, a clerk made an office copy of the original. The first clerk to execute these copies was named John Whiteside, and since his signature appears on these versions, they have become known as the “Whiteside Maps” (several copies were also rendered by a Dan Small). Melish submitted his completed Pennsylvania map to the legislature in March 1822, which overwhelmingly approved his work, claiming the map was “an exquisite specimen of graphic skill,” and well worth the $29,276.75 spent on the project.

The maps provide researchers with a wealth of information on early settlements, industries, transportation networks, and dwellings. These are some of the earliest Pennsylvania county maps in existence, and in addition to their utility, have been very accurately and attractively rendered.]