| | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 |
| Charles Vining | 24 | 34 | ? | 54 | dead | | |
| Emma Mary (Smith) Vining | 25 | 35 | ? | 54 | 64 [see note below] | ? | dead |
| Ellen Vining | 3 m. | 10 | ? | living? in separate household | | | |
| Lewis Vining | | 7 | ? | living? in separate household | | | |
| Mary Adeline Vining | | [2?] | ? | 22 | [living? in separate household] | | |
| James Edward “Edgar” Vining | | | ? | 19 | 29 [see note below] | ? | ? |
1870 Flushing, Genesee County, Michigan - dwelling 41, family 29. In 1870 Charles, Emma, and Ellen were living in a household of John and Jerusha Crottendon.:
1880 Flushing, Genesee County, Michigan - dwelling 115, family 117. Also living in this household in 1870 were John [Penell?] (15 y., b. Michigan, "adopted son") and [George?] [Penell?] (6 m., b. Michigan).:
1890 Census data are unavailable.:
1900 Beaverton Township, Gladwyn County, Michigan - dwelling 334, family 342:
1910 Beaverton Township, Gladwyn County, Michigan - dwelling 22, family 22. In 1910, the widowed Emma Mary (Smith) Vining was living in the household of son James Edward “Edgar” Vining.: