| | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 |
| O. Israel Fifield Vining | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | ? | dead |
| Elvira S. (Thomas) Vining | 32 | 41 | 51 | 61 | ? | dead |
| Susan Thomas Vining | 5 | 15 | 24
[see note below] | 34
[see note below] | ? | |
| Ezra Bonney Vining | | 8 | 18 | 28 | married [and living in separate household?] | |
| David Vining | | dead | | | | |
1850 Readfield, Kennebec County, Maine - dwelling 51, family 58. Also living in this household in 1850 was William Thomas (20 y., b. Maine, house joiner).:
1860 Avon, Franklin County, Maine - dwelling 264, family 269:
1870 Wilton, Franklin County, Maine - dwelling 5, family 6. In 1870, Susan Thomas Vining was married but still living in her parents' household.:
1880 Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts - dwelling 88, family 96. Also living in this household in 1880 were Susan Thomas (Vining) Sawyer (daughter of O. Israel Fifield Vining and Elvira S. (Thomas) Vining), her husband (Edward S. Sawyer) and their daughter (Mary V. Sawyer).:
