Documentation - Moses P. Vining - (1) Reliance T. Soule, (2) Clarinda [Briggs?]

Census Data

	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900
Moses P. Vining	M 20–30	38	47	55	67	dead
Reliance T. (Soule) Vining	F 15–20	29	[dead?]
Clarinda (B[riggs?])				43	53	?	dead
Corydon Vining		8	17	not living in this household
Charles Vining		1	10	dead
Ella E. Vining			6	16	26	married and living in separate household
Charles Ernest Lindel Vining				2	12	?	?

1840 Salem, Franklin County, Maine:

Moses P. Vining - (1) Reliance T. Soule, (2) Clarinda [Briggs?] - Salem, Franklin County, Maine

1850 Freeman, Franklin County, Maine - dwelling 172, family 182:

Moses P. Vining - (1) Reliance T. Soule, (2) Clarinda [Briggs?] - Freeman, Franklin County, Maine - dwelling 172, family 182

1860 Farmington, Franklin County, Maine - dwelling 17, family 16:

Moses P. Vining - (1) Reliance T. Soule, (2) Clarinda [Briggs?] - Farmington, Franklin County, Maine - dwelling 17, family 16

1870 Farmington, Franklin County, Maine - dwelling 130, family 138. Also living in this household in 1870 was John M. Ranger (22 y., b. Maine, a farm laborer).:

Moses P. Vining - (1) Reliance T. Soule, (2) Clarinda [Briggs?] - Farmington, Franklin County, Maine - dwelling 130, family 138. Also living in this household in 1870 was John M. Ranger (22 y., b. Maine, a farm laborer).

1880 Farmington, Franklin County, Maine - dwelling 174, family 195. Also in the household in 1880 was a Nettie Dicker (11 y., b. Canada).:

Moses P. Vining - (1) Reliance T. Soule, (2) Clarinda [Briggs?] - Farmington, Franklin County, Maine - dwelling 174, family 195. Also in the household in 1880 was a Nettie Dicker (11 y., b. Canada).

Death Data

Gravestones for Moses P. Vining, first wife Reliance T. (Soule) Vining, and second wife Clarinda ([Briggs?]) Vining, in Riverside Cemetery, Farmington, Franklin County, Maine (from Find A Grave):

Moses P. Vining - (1) Reliance T. Soule, (2) Clarinda [Briggs?] - Gravestones for Moses P. Vining, first wife Reliance T. (Soule) Vining, and second wife Clarinda ([Briggs?]) Vining, in Riverside Cemetery, Farmington, Franklin County, Maine (from Find A Grave)

Gravestone for Charles Vining, son of Moses P. Vining and Reliance T. (Soule) Vining, in Riverside Cemetery, Farmington, Franklin County, Maine (from Find A Grave):

Moses P. Vining - (1) Reliance T. Soule, (2) Clarinda [Briggs?] - Gravestone for Charles Vining, son of Moses P. Vining and Reliance T. (Soule) Vining, in Riverside Cemetery, Farmington, Franklin County, Maine (from Find A Grave)

Research Opportunity

According to the 1850 census, the age of Charles Vining, son of Moses P. Vining and Reliance T. (Soule) Vining, was 1 year. This is consistent with the 1860 census report of 10 years for his age. (Census records are often approximations of true ages.) His gravestone, however, reported his age at death (4 December 1862) to be 19 years and 9 months. This would have made Charles approximately 7 years old in 1850 and around 17 in 1860. Clarification is needed here.