| | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 |
| Nathaniel R. Vining | 37 | 47 | 57 | dead | | |
| Louisa J. (Worthley) Vining | 32 | 42 | 52 | 62 | ? | dead |
| Sophronia Louisa Vining | 9 | 19 | married and living in separate household | | | |
| Ostinello Vining | 6 | 17 | dead | | | |
| Sarah Jane "Sally" Vining | 4 | 14 | 24 | not living in this household [see note below] | ? | 54 [see note below] |
| Aroline K. Vining | 2 | 12 | dead | | | |
| Emogene "Emma" Vining | | 9 | 19 | married and living in separate household | | |
| Roxanna W. "Anna" Vining | | 2 | 12 | 22 | ? | 52 [see note below] |
1850 Avon, Franklin County, Maine - dwelling 101, family 103:
1860 Avon, Franklin County, Maine - dwelling 255, family 261:
1870 Avon, Franklin County, Maine - dwelling 91, family 94:
1880 Avon, Franklin County, Maine - dwelling 102, family 109. Also living in this household in 1880 were Asa Talbot (boarder, 77 y., b. Maine) and Gardner Cates (son-in-law, 34 y., b. Maine). Note that Gardner Cates's wife, Sarah Jane Vining, was not living in this household in 1880.:
1890 Census data are unavailable.:
1900 Avon, Franklin County, Maine - dwelling 22, family 22. Sarah Jane (Vining) Cates and Roxanna W. Vining were living together in 1900. The birth date and age of the latter is off by 10 years in this census record.: