Documentation - Israel L. Vining

Note

Research is needed to determine why Israel L. Vining's name was reported as Ezra in the 1870 census. One hypothesis is that the similarity in sound of the two names was misunderstood by the census taker.

Census Data

	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900
Israel L. Vining	28	39	49	?	dead
Nancy J. (Matthews) Vining	28	38	48	?	dead
Henry L. Vining	[dead?]
Annie W. Vining	[dead?]
Asa L. Vining	7	19	married and living in separate household
Joseph Henry Vining	5	17	24	married and [living in separate household?]
William E. Vining	3	13	married and living in separate household
Mary J. Vining	2	9	21	?	?
Edward A. Vining	6 months	11	19	?	?
Francis M. Vining		4	14	?	?
Amanda T. Vining		3 m.	[living? in separate household]

1860 South Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts - dwelling 1357, family 1392:

1870 South Scituate (South Marshfield post office), Plymouth County, Massachusetts - dwelling 347, family 365:

1880 South Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts - dwelling 372, family 396:

Death Data

Headstone for Israel L. Vining, Nancy J. (Matthews) Vining, and several children, in Union Cemetery, Hanover, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (from Find A Grave):