| | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1930 |
| Elmer Howard Vining | 42 | 51 | 63 | 72 [see note below] | dead |
| Mariah Louise (DesLauriers) Vining | 39 | 49 | 58 | dead | |
| Merton Leon Vining | 15 | [illegible] | married? and living in separate household | | |
| Elmer Harold Vining | 8 | [illegible] | 28 | married (and living in separate household?) | |
1900 Brockton (Ward 1), Plymouth County, Massachusetts - dwelling 139, family 213:
1910 Brockton (Ward 1), Plymouth County, Massachusetts - dwelling 21, family 26. Also living in this household in 1910 was Effie [E.?] Bates, a boarder who would become the wife of Merton Leon Vining.:
1920 Brockton (Ward 1), Plymouth County, Massachusetts - dwelling 61, family 172:
1930 Brockton (Ward 1), Plymouth County, Massachusetts - dwelling 38, family 77. In 1930, the widowed Elmer Howard Vining was living in the household of son Elmer Harold Vining.: