| | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 |
| Hiram Vining | 30 | 39 | 49 | 59 | ? | dead |
| Emmeline (Heath) Vining | 32 | 42 | 53 | 63 | ? | dead |
| George E. Vining | 1 | 11 | 21 | 31 | ? | 51
[see note below] |
| Edward Payson Vining | | 9 | 18 | living in separate household | | |
| Hiram Emerson Vining | | 4 | 14 | 24 | married [and living in separate household?] | |
| Emma E. Vining | | [see note below] | [see note below] | 23 | ? | dead |
1850 Avon, Franklin County, Maine - dwelling 100, family 102. Also living in this household in 1850 were Sarah "Sally" Vining (72 y., b. Maine, Hiram's mother), Benjamin Vining (16 y., b. Maine, relationship to above family not known), and David B. Smith (7 y., b. Maine).:
1860 Weld, Franklin County, Maine - dwelling 88, family 84. Also living in this household in 1860 were a "farm laborer" David B. Smith (16 y., b. Maine) and Hiram Vining's mother, Sarah Vining (83 y., b. Maine). A "Clara E." Vining was listed as 3 years old in the 1860 census.:
1870 Weld, Franklin County, Maine - dwelling 7, family 7. A "Flora E." Vining was listed as 13 years old in the 1870 census.:
1880 Weld, Franklin County, Maine - dwelling 12, family 14:
1900 In 1900, George E. Vining was living in the Weld, Maine, household (dwelling 73, family 76) of brother Hiram Emerson Vining.:
