| | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 |
| Bela A. Vining | ? | 47 | ? | 67
[see note below] | 78 | dead | |
| Lucretia A. (Lyman) Vining | ? | 39 | ? | 5[...?] | 70 | 80
[see note below] | dead |
| Fred J. Vining | ? | 16 | ? | dead | | | |
| Sarah Diane Vining | ? | 13 | married [and living in separate household?] | | | | |
| Elmo William Vining | | 9 | ? | 29
[see note below] | | | |
1880 Lincoln, Mitchell County, Iowa - no dwelling number, family 116. Fred Vining seems to have been listed twice in the 1880 census: at home and as a "farm laborer" in the household of a [Boyd?] family.:
1900 Lincoln Towsnhip, Mitchell County, Iowa - dwelling 13, family 13. In 1900 Elmo was married and living (with wife Jennie and son Glenn William) in the same household as his parents.:
1910 West Lincoln Township, Mitchell County, Iowa - dwelling 6, family 6.:
1920 West Lincoln Township, Mitchell County, Iowa - dwelling 48, family 48. In 1920, Lucretia Vining (widow) was living in the household of son Elmo.:
