| | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 |
| Myron Henry Vining | ? | ? | 39 | 49 | 61 | ? |
| Isabelle Nettie (Kays) Vining | | | 36 | 46 | 55 | ? |
| James Vining | | | 7 | 16 | not living in this household | |
| Viola A. Vining | | | 4 | 13 | 22
[see note below] | married and living in separate household |
| Roy Vining | | | 8 months | 10 | not living in this household | |
| Theodore R. Vining | | | | 8 | 17 | ? |
| Charles M. Vining | | | | 6 | 16 | ? |
1900 East Waterloo Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa - dwelling 665, family 730. Also living in this household in 1900 were three of Isabelle Nettie Kays's children by her first marriage. James was also hers by that marriage, but he was later reported with the last name Vining.:
1910 East Waterloo Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa - dwelling 275, family 309. Also living in this household in 1910 were Ralph Tait (36 y., b. Kansas, a lodger) and Robert Vining (40 y., b. Iowa, a brother of Myron Henry Vining).:
1920 East Waterloo Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa - dwelling 185, family 278. Also living in this household in 1920 were Ralph R. Tate [sic] (45 y., b. Illinois [sic], a roomer) and Eadward Olds (54 y., b. Iowa, a roomer) plus Viola A. (Vining) Tracy and her husband and daughter.:
