Merced, CA 1870 Federal Census - Notes This Census was transcribed by Neil Teague and proofread by Patricia Cole for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.usgenweb.org/census. Copyright 1999 by Neil Teague ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # 593-74 State CA County Merced *********************************************************************** Dec 10, 1999 Addendum notes to California 1870 Merced County: The pages, for the most part, were easily readable, with the exception of the tops and bottoms which were very dark, possibly from water or moisture. The enumerator was either drunk or did not understand the rules, or both. The Dwelling and Family #s were horribly messed up, too much so to keep making notes. Often each family member was given their own Dwelling #, children and all.