Documentation - Reuben Vining

Family Data

The town of Durham, Androscoggin County, Maine, has photocopied its vital record books, and those photocopies are available for public viewing. Unfortunately, much of the photocopied material is very difficult to impossible to read. Below is the page (greatly enlarged) recording the family of Reuben Vining and Mercy Lunt. The information on this page was entered by what appears to be three individuals. The earliest (and lightest) entries were made on 27 February 1865 by James Strout Jr., the town clerk, and recorded events that occurred from a decade to more than 60 years earlier.

Reuben Vining - Mercy Lunt - The town of Durham, Androscoggin County, Maine, has photocopied its vital record books, and those photocopies are available for public viewing. Unfortunately, much of the photocopied material is very difficult to impossible to read. Below is the page (greatly enlarged) recording the family of Reuben Vining and Mercy Lunt. The information on this page was entered by what appears to be three individuals. The earliest (and lightest) entries were made on 27 February 1865 by James Strout Jr., the town clerk, and recorded events that occurred from a decade to more than 60 years earlier.

Census Data

	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Reuben Vining	?	51	dead
Mercy (Lunt) Vining	?	39	49	59	69	?
Martha R. Vining	?	11	22	32	42	?
John A. Vining		9	20	married and living in separate household
Josiah L. Vining		7	17	27	living in separate household
George H. Vining		3	13	23	33	?
Edwin R. Vining		4 m.	10	20	married and living in separate household

1850 Durham, Cumberland County [Durham is now in Androscoggin County], Maine - dwelling 9, family 11:

Reuben Vining - Mercy Lunt - Durham, Cumberland County [Durham is now in Androscoggin County], Maine - dwelling 9, family 11

1860 Durham, Androscoggin County, Maine - dwelling 301, family 315:

Reuben Vining - Mercy Lunt - Durham, Androscoggin County, Maine - dwelling 301, family 315

1870 Durham, Maine (Androscoggin County) - dwelling 278, family 288 [but misnumbered as 287]:

Reuben Vining - Mercy Lunt - Durham, Maine (Androscoggin County) - dwelling 278, family 288 [but misnumbered as 287]

1880 Durham, Androscoggin County, Maine - dweling 280, family 304. In 1880 George H. Vining was listed as head of the household.:

Reuben Vining - Mercy Lunt - Durham, Androscoggin County, Maine - dweling 280, family 304. In 1880 George H. Vining was listed as head of the household.

Death Data

Headstone for Reuben Vining and Mercy (Lunt) Vining, in Vining Cemetery, Durham, Androscoggin County, Maine:

Gravestone for Martha R. Vining, daughter of Reuben Vining and Mercy (Lunt) Vining, in Vining Cemetery, Durham, Androscoggin County, Maine:

Reuben Vining - Mercy Lunt - Gravestone for Martha R. Vining, daughter of Reuben Vining and Mercy (Lunt) Vining, in Vining Cemetery, Durham, Androscoggin County, Maine

Death record for George H. Vining:

Headstone for Josiah L. Vining and George H. Vining, in Vining Cemetery, Durham, Androscoggin County, Maine: