I hope that this information may help someone trying to find a lost ancestor or someone researching religious orders in Dubuque County, IA. I ran across these and found them interesting. Dubuque County 1880 Census Transcriptions can be found on our web page for Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (B.V.M.) Table Mound at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kstoneberg/sistersofcharity.html Sisters of Charity, Mercy Hospital Sisters of Mercy County Poor Farm at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kstoneberg/dubuque1880.html Kathy Stoneberg http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kstoneberg/ourfamily.htm