| | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Ansel Vining | M 40–49 | 50 | 60 | 70 | dead | |
| Clarissa (Joslin) Vining | F 30–39 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 73
[see note below] | dead |
| daughter Vining | dead | | | | | |
| Clarrissa Mirriam Vining | F 5–9 | 15 | [living? in separate household] | | | |
| Ansel Emerson Vining | M Under 5 | 13 | 23 | 33
[see note below] | married and living in separate household | |
1840 Windsor, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The age of each member of this family in 1840 matches the expected age category in the 1840 census report.:
1850 Windsor, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. - dwelling 343, family 356:
1860 Windsor, Berkshire County, Massachusetts - dwelling 469, family 470:
1870 Windsor, Berkshire County, Massachusetts - dwelling 4, family 4. Ansel Emerson Vining, his wife (Mary P.), and his son (Charles E.) were living with his parents in 1870.:
1880 Windsor, Berkshire County, Massachusetts - dwelling 109, family 121. In 1880, Clarissa (Joslin) Vining was living in the household of son Ansel Emerson Vining.:
