| | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 |
| Russell Dale Vining | 3 (nephew) | 13 (nephew) | 23 (head) | 33 (head) |
| Flossie Leah (Turk) Vining | | | | 25 (wife) |
| Foster C. Vining | | | | 5 (son) |
| Orpha (Vining) Frayer | 20 (servant) | 30 (wife of David Frayer) | 39 (mother, widowed) | |
| David Frayer (stepfather) | | 34 (head) | dead | |
1900 Russell at age 3-4 with mother Orpha (servant) in an unidentified Vining household. Listed as the head's nephew.:
1910 Russell at age 13-14 in David Frayer's household, again labeled "nephew" and recorded under the surname Frayer.:
1920 Russell as head of household at age 23 (single), with widowed mother Orpha.:
1930 Russell as head of household at age 33 (home owner) with wife Flossie L. (~25, married age 19) and son Foster C. (~5).:
