Descendants of
ROBERT VINING & MARY ?
of Wincanton, Somerset, England
Part 3 by Karolyn Rae Roberts
Descendants of
ROBERT VINING
& MARY ?
of Wincanton, Somerset,
England
Part 3 by Karolyn Rae Roberts
RV141552 -Samuel
Vining, Jr. b2/1/1802 NY (Bio of Samuel
J. Vining) - d6/6/1879 ,Darke,OH (Files
of Kathleen Shoaf Frey) – m1827 (Bio
of Samuel J. Vining) NY Mary
(Polly) Miller (Kindred Konnections,
Online) b2/18/1805 Delaware Co.,OH
of Irish Parentage who came to the U.S.
in their youth, Polly was 1 of 6
children, and her father was a farmer in
Delaware Co.,OH and a very prominent
citizen. (Bio of Samuel J. Vining)
(Randolph Co.,IN Query Forum by Sam
Behringer) - d1882 (Bio of
Samuel J. Vining) - 1830 U.S. Census
of Walnut Twp., Fairfield County, lists
both Samuel Vining, Sr. & Samuel
Vining Jr. as living close to each other.
- Samuel lived in Delaware County,OH
until 1839 when he moved his family in
wagons to Darke County,OH. (Bio of
Samuel J. Vining; Files of Kathleen Shoaf
Frey) - 1840 U.S. Census, they are
located in Brown Twp., Darke County,OH,
Samuel is a farmer, states he was born in
NY - 1850 Census Samuel is located in
Mississinawa Twp.,Darke County,OH, is a
farmer on 500 acres, 48 years old, having
been born in NY. Polly is listed as 45
years old, born in OH. John was listed as
19 and a farmer born in OH. Roberts as 16
and a farmer born in OH, Margaret as 10
born in OH, Miner as 8 and born in OH,
William as 5 and born in OH, & Simon
as 8 months old born in OH. - 1860 Census
of Brown Twp., Darke County, OH lists
Samuel, Mary, William, & Minor living
together. - Samuel owned $300.00 worth of
real estate. – Resided in
Mississinawa Twp.,Darke Co., OH. Samuel
was a farmer. (1850 US Census,
Mississenewa Twp., Darke Co., p263a)
- Samuel was an Elected Twp. Trustee, a
farmer states the Biographical Hist. of
Mercer & Van Wert Counties of OH. -
The family were members of the Christian
Church. (Files of Kathleen Shoaf
Frey) (Note: One interesting item: For
the Death Records of Delaware County,
there are 3 Minor
Millers listed) (Picture of
Samuel & Polly Miller Vining
contributed by Kathy Burden Shaffer of
Omaha,NE)(Picture of Samuel & Polly
Vining with family and is the same group
sitting on the porch of the Vining House
in OH in the next picture. Polly is
seated in the rocking chair, Samuel is to
the right of her. Pictures given by Karen
Liptrap of Colorado Springs, CO) 
RV14155231 - Mary
Ida Vining b5/7/1862
Darke,OH - d3/27/1947
Rockford,OH - m1/12/1881 Ezra
(Irwin) Michael (son
of John H. Michael &
Catherine Flory) b10/2/1858
,Darke,OH - d3/30/1934
Rockford,OH - According
to the Bio of Samuel J.
Vining, Irwin had been a
farmer in Darke County,OH
. - Ezra was a Buick
salesman.. - Mary was a
housewife and she loved
gardening & flowers.
- Children of Mary &
Ezra were Howard Samuel
Michael, Myrtle Sarah
Michael, Amber C.
Michael, & Vera Audra
Michael. (Ancestry.com)
(Picture
of Tombstone of Irwin
& Mary contributed by
Kathleen Shoaf Frey)
Picture of Mary Ida
Vining Michael
contributed by Kathleen
Shoaf Frey)
RV14155233 - Rose
(Annie)
Ann
Vining b3/10/1867
Randolph,IN or Darke,OH -
d4/22/1935 Mercer OH -
m12/31/1887 Mercer,OH William
F. Detro (Son
of David Hiram Detro
& Charity Jane
Hooper) b10/11/1862
Washington,IN - d1958
Mercer,OH - Records of
the Willshire, OH
Methodist Church states
that Rosanna Vining as an
adult was baptized by
Rev. H. Boyers on
5/24/1885 in the St.
Mary's River near
Willshire, OH. In Oct. of
1885, she is listed as
single, full member
received by Rev.
Rinehart. The 'Record of
Classes' in Sept 1887
says Rosanna is married,
and Sept. 1888 is listed
as Anna Dutro and
married. In 1889-90, Ann
Detro was listed as a
member of Class #1 at
Duck Creek. In the
records of the Willshire,
OH Methodist Church,
Marriage Book #2, states
Anna Vining resided in
Mercer County, OH and was
born in Darke County, OH,
married to William F.
Detro on 12/31/1887 at
her father's home on a
stormy day. (Files of
Kathleen Shoaf Frey) -
Children are: Sarah Ethel
Detro, Viola Detro, Edna
Detro, & Walter
Detro. - Willshire,
Mercer, OH Methodist
Church Book #2 states Wm.
F. Dutro was married on
12/31/1887 to Anna
Vining. He resided in
Mercer County, OH and was
born in Darke Co., OH and
was a farmer. They were
married by Rev. D. B.
Rinehart at the home of
the bride's father and it
was a stormy day. He
lived with his daughter
in later years. Family
members gathered together
on many occasions. He
could remember the
residents of the United
States back to Pres.
Lincoln who was alive
when he was born. He
would sit on the front
porch in a rocking chair
and count the number of
flies that he killed that
day. - Burial is
at Mercer,OH (Ancestoral
Records) 1910 Fed.
U.S. Census, Miracode
Index, Mercer, IN says
William was born in IN,
and the following
children were living at
home, Ethel S., age 21,
Vila M., age 29, Edna L.
age 17, Walter S. age 14,
Fay W. age 3, all born in
OH. - 1920 U.S. Fed.
Census, Black Creek,
Mercer,OH, ED #124 states
William is a farmer, age
57, Rosie is 54, and Fay
is only child at home,
age 14. (Picture:
William & Rose Detro
contributed by Kathleen
Shoaf Frey; Tombstone of
William & Rose
contributed by Kathleen
Shoaf Frey)
RV14155234 - Margaret
Jenny Vining b3/1870
OH (U.S. Fed Census) -
d7/1/1905 - mWilliam
Kuhn b11/1861 OH
(1900 Fed. Census) -
1880 Census for Mercer
County, OH states Margret
is 10 and is a
stepdaughter, perhaps the
census was filled out by
her stepmother. -
Children of Margaret
& William were Valda
Kuhn, Eva Kuhn, Howard
Kuhn, Forrest Kuhn,
Margaret Kuhn, Treva
Kuhn, & Elanore Kuhn.
(Ancestry.com)- 1900
U.S. Fed. Census, Black
Creek,Mercer,OH, ED#74
says William is a Farmer,
and born 11/1861 OH and
is 38 years old, Margeret
Jenny born March 1870, 30
years old, Howard R. born
11/1891, 8 years old,
Meda F. (girl) born
5/1895 age 5, Valda L.
born 5/1897 age 3, &
Eva L. born 10/1899 9
months old. (Picture
of Margaret Jenny Vining
on left, daughter Eva on
the right, and center is
Eva's daughter??
contributed by Kathleen
Shoaf Frey)
RV1415527
- William Harmon Vining b8/22/1845
Darke,OH (Obit)
-
d8/18/1907 at home from a
complication of diseases, west of
Stamford,Furnas,NE (Obit) -
Burial: Bethel City, Stamford, NE
- m2/27/1877 Freemont (Obit) Sarah (Sally)
Margaret
Ridenour (The Vining
Family by Dorothea Vining Barnes,
p109)(Kathy
Burden Shaffer)
(daughter of Mathias Ridenour
& Sarah A. Cook) (Moses
McCarty Family by Kathy Shaffer) b12/20/1849
near Robinson,Crawford,IL (Moses
McCarty Family by Kathy
Shaffer)(Obit of Sarah) -
d2/6/1943 at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. J. A. McCarty
Beaver City,Furnas,NE (Moses
McCarty Family by Kathy Shaffer)
Burial: Beaver Cem. near
Precept,Furnas,NE (Obit of Sarah) William
came from IN. They settled in
Furnas Co. on a homestead
southwest of Stanford, NE in
1872. William earned his living
by farming, black-smithing,
hunting,and fishing. (Memories
of Winnie Faye Beins 1903-1999) Sarah
came to live in IA with an uncle
after both parents had died in
the early seventies. In 1876, she
moved to NE and lived with
another uncle. In the fall of
1877, William & Sarah moved
to Furnas County in a covered
wagon and set up housekeepng in a
dugout. In her own handwriting
were found these words: "I
have always tried to live the
life of a Christian." Mrs.
Vining was here during the big
Indian scare of 1878 when all the
neighbors gathered at the home of
Lennie & Dan Gapin on the
Sappy. Among us all she ranked
always as a woman of sympathy, a
kind neighbor, a devoted mother
and a true mould in bravely
meeting the stern requirements
and often the disappontments of
life. (Oibt of Mrs. W. H.
Vining, The Beaver Valley Tribune
2/1943) William came to
Furnas Co., Nebraska in 1873. He
took a homestead on Sappa Creek
and this place was his home until
the time of his death. In
February 1877, he married at
Fremont, NE to Sarah Ridenour.
For children were born to them.
The oldest and the youngest died
in infancy, but two daughters and
the wife are left to mourn. The
daughters are Mrs. Traxler and
Mrs. McCarty, both of Furnas Co.
The deceased was a member of the
Odd Fellows Lodge at Beaver City,
and was a man highly esteemed by
his fellow citizens. (Obit of
W.H. Vining) (Picture
of Sarah Chopping Wood at Age 82
contributed by Kathy Burden
Shaffer) Picture of William &
Sarah Vining contributed by Kathy
Burden Shaffer)
RV14155272
- Elvira Alice
Vining b7/30/1879
BeaverCity,Furnas,NE (Kathy
Burden Shaffer) -
d12/18/1952
McCook,RedWillow,NE (Kathy
Burden Shaffer) -
m2/23/1903
BeaverCity,Furnas,NE James
Adams McCarty (Kathy
Burden Shaffer)(Son of
Moses McCarty &
Elizabeth Ann Cummins) b6/27/1876
BeaverCity,Furnas,NE (Kathy
Burden Shaffer) -
d6/27/1964
BeaverCity,Furnas,NE (Kathy
Burden Shaffer) -
Burial: Maple Creek
Cem.,Beaver
City,Furnas,NE (Kathy
Burden Shaffer) They
resided at Precept. (Obit of
Sarah) Children
of Elvira & James
were: Winnie (Faye)
McCarty, Elsie May
McCarty, Emory James
McCarty, Lucy Pearl
McCarty, Zona Bell
McCarty, Amy (Grace)
McCarty, Cecil Lloyd
McCarty, Glenn Ennis
McCarty, Eda (Jean)
McCarty, & Margie
Fern McCarty. McCarty
homestead. (Kathy
Burden Shaffer) -
Winnie Faye was born
11/28/1903 in a dugout on
the McCarty homestead. (Memories
of Winnie Faye Beins
1903-1999)(Picture
of Elvira Vining
contributed by Kathy
Burden Shaffer; Picture
of the James Adam &
Elvira Alice McCarty
Family [Eda Missing as
she had died at age 10]
contributed by Kathy
Burden Shaffer))
RV14155273
- Julia
Estella
Vining b11/28/1880
Precept,Furnas,NE -
d6/1/1964 Ft.
Collins,Larimer,CO
m3/6/1900 Clarence
Crammer Traxler -
Burial: 6/6/1964 Haigler
Cem.,Dundy Co.,NE (Kathy
Burden Shaffer) Estella &
Clarence were of Laird,CO
(Obit of Sarah) Children
of Julia & Clarence
were: Gladys Estella
Traxler, Hazel Josephine
Traxler, Sarah Elizabeth
Traxler, Richard Clarence
Traxler, Helen Fannie
Marie Traxler, & Alva
Dale (Bud) Traxler. (Kathy
Burden Shaffer)(Picture
of Clarence & Estella
Traxler with girls Hazel
& baby Gladys approx.
1903 in Lyle, KS
contributed by Karen
Liptrap)(Picture below of
Estella & Elvira
8/21/1897 at Orleans, NB
contributed by Karen
Liptrap)
RV14155274 - Orris Elba Vining b9/2/1884 Precept,Furnas,NE - d4/4/1885 Deaver Cem.,Harlan,NE ((Kathy Burden Shaffer; Obit)
RV1415528 - Simon S. Vining (The Vining Family by Dorothea Vining Barnes)
RV141553 - Daughter Vining (Source: Cindy Vining)
RV141(13)4433 - Frank
J. Vining b6/27/1871
Delaware,Delaware,OH
(Oak Grove Cem. Records)
- d4/7/1929 Delaware,
Delaware,OH (Delaware,Columbus
Records) Burial: St.
Mary Cem. 184-01-001 E (St.
Mary Cem. Records of
Delaware Co.) -
m10/1895 Anna May
Haas (Daughter
of Joseph Haas & Mary
Frank) b7/21/1874
Galion,OH (Oak Grove
Cem. Death Record) -
d3/30/1966 ,Delaware,OH
of Ac. Cor. Occ. (Oak
Grove Cem. Death Record)
(Delaware,Columbus
Records) Burial: St.
Mary Cem. 184-01-001-Y,
184-01-006 Delaware,OH (St.
Mary Cem. Records)
VINING,
FRANK J (Delaware
Police Dept. Bio.
Sketches) Appointed
Policeman September 6,
1898; Appointed Night
Captain December 9, 1910;
Died in Office April 7,
1929. Mr. Vining was born
in 1871, the son of Rufus
and Julia Vining. He
spent his entire life in
Delaware. After leaving
school, he learned the
blacksmith trade and for
a number of years was a
trusted employee of the
Big Four Railroad
Company. Mr. Vining was
appointed Policeman in
August of 1898, as the
day policeman on the east
side of the river. He
filled this position
until he was appointed
plainclothes man. On
December 9, 1910, he was
appointed Night Captain
to fill the position
previously held by T.B.
Williams. (Mr. Williams
had been elected sheriff
on November 8, 1910 and
would be taking office in
January.) Captain Vining
worked diligently until
he became sick March 17,
1929. His illness ended
in death on April 7,
1929.He was a member of
the Eagles Lodge and St
Mary's Church. He lived
at 172 Lake St. Mr.
Vining married Anna M.
Haas in October 1895.
This union produced two
sons, Charles and
Franklin, and three
daughters, Frances,
Colette and Patricia.
Mrs. Vining was born
in 1874. Mr Vining died
at his home and was
buried at St Mary's
Cemetery, lot 184 (Picture
of Frank Vining as a
police officer of the
city of Delaware, OH,
gift of the Delaware
County, OH Site) (Picture
of the Police Force,
Frank Vining on the far
right as a plain
clothesman, into
detective work)
RV141(13)613 - Henry
Francis Vining b9/16/1836
East Windsor,Hartford,CT
- d7/28/1897 Chetopa
Twp.,Wilson,KS -
m3/15/1874 ,,Wilson,KS Nancy
Jane Babcock (daughter
of Ezra B. Babcock &
Nancy Jane Wright) b3/18/1851
,,Blackhawk,IA -
d1/6/1924 ElkCity,Elk,KS
- Burial: Harrison
Cem.,,Wilson,KS -
Enlisted 11/20/1861 with
Company B, 9th Kansas
Voluntary Calvary.
Promoted to Corporal on
11/20/1862 and mustered
out on 11/19/1864 (Martin
Alexander Vining)(Picture
of Nancy Jane Babcock
from Gail Martin's
Collection)
RV141(13)6137 - Lillian
(Belle) Vining b9/14/1884
- d7/25/1960 - m 1?
Williams - m 2Orville
Espie Brock (son
of Elihu Allen Brock
& Frances Elizabeth
Prewitt) b11/7/1874 (Debra
Kay Brock Bateman) -
m 3Monte Scollins
(Martin
Alexander Vining) Children
of Lillian & Mr.
Williams were: Leonard
Williams, Jesse Williams,
& Francis Williams.
Child of Lillian &
Albert Brock was Albert
Ernest Brock, b1910 at
Woodward,OK. (Debra
Brock Bateman)(Picture
of Belle Vining &
Monte Scollins from Gail
Martin's Collection)
RV141(13)6139 - Bessie Vining b10/5/1887 - d10/10/1941 - m12/26/1906 Edward M. Bolte (Martin Alexander Vining)
RV141(13)613g - Ruth
Vining b6/10/1897
- d5/29/1960 Emporia,KS -
m7/14/1917 Tyro,KS Clarence
Oliver McGhee b11/24/1895
Hilltop,Boone,Ark - Ruth
& Clarence had three
children. (Martin
Alexander Vining)(1918
- Belle, Ruth, & Lucy
Vining [sisters] from
Gail Martin's Collection)RV141(13)6144 -
Charles
Augustus Vining b4/16/1880
,Montgomery,KS -
d1/22/1951 - Burial:
Evergreen Cem.,
Branson, Notch,MO - (Res.
of T. F. Thomas) -
Started farming, and
later the railroad in
1903, and then back to
farming along with
different sidelines from
time to time. He got his
nickname of Fiddlin Jake
quite early and his
father had taught him to
play on an old violin
handed down through the
generations. He is
mentioned in "The
Shephard of the
Hills." (From an
article called
"Fiddlin Jake) Charles
Augustus Vining was the
Fiddlin Jake of Branson,
MO. (Picture of
Fiddlin Jake's (Charles)
tombstone
done by Thomas F. Vining;
picture of Fiddlin Jake
by Old Matt's Cabin)
RV141(13)617
- James M.
Vining, Jr. b9/12/1848
- d1/5/1908/9
Vilas,Wilson,KS -
m1/28/1875 Fredonia,KS
(Wilson,CT/KS) Jane
(Jeannie) Lindsley b6/30/1848
Oscaloosa,IA - Burial:
Three Mounds Cem., NW of
Earlton,KS (Martin
Alexander Vining) (Picture
of James M. Vining, Jr.
donated by Nancy Henning)
RV141(13)6172 - Aaron Lee Vining b11/9/1877 - d1957 - m1903 Carrie ? b10/16/1885 - d1/17/1964 Cremated, ashes scattered in desert east of Mesa,AZ - Aaron owned a laundry that he sold to Wilma Vining Roberston when he retired and moved to Chanute,KS - Burial: Three Mounds Cem., NW of Earlton,KS (Martin Alexander Vining)(Picture of Aaron, Carrie, Jennie, & Mary Ruth donated by Martin Vining)
RV141(13)61721 - Jennie Vining b11/8/1904 - mAlbert Schoonover - Moved to Overland Park,KS Alexander Vining)(Martin
RV141(13)6173 - Ernest
Lester
Vining b2/22/1879
Morehead,KS - d10/23/1945
Phoenix,AZ - m2/22/1903 Lou
Purl Hopkins b11/8/1885
Rudy,Ark - Burial:
Greenwood Memorial Cem. -
Ernest was born on a farm
and moved to AZ in 1937,
worked at the Standard
Oil Co., & also owned
a gas station. (Martin
Alexander Vining) (Picture
of the Vining brothers:
Aaron, Lester, Fred,
George, & Harry
contributed by Martin
Vining)
RV141(13)6175 - Rev.
Fred
Nathaniel Vining b12/20/1881
Neodesha,KS - d9/27/1973
Oswego,KS - m12/25/1910
Elm,KS Inez
Blanch Wise (daughter
of Sylvester J. Wise
& Hattie Lasley) b8/20/1882
- d10/21/1971 Oswego,KS -
Burial: North Edna Cem.,
Edna,KS - Fred was a
Christian Minister in
Mound City,KS in the
1940;s and a grade school
teacher. (Martin
Alexander Vining) (Wedding
picture of Fred &
Inez in 1910 donated by
Nancy Henning)
RV141(13)6176 - George
M. Vining b2/17/1883
- d1963 - m1910 Pearl
L. Biers? b11/17/1890
- d1972 - Buried:
Chanute,KS (Martin
Alexander Vining) (Picture
of George & Pearl
given by Martin Vining)
RV141(13)6178 - Earl
Vining b1886 -
d11/1929 - m 1Inez
? - m 2?
(Martin Alexander
Vining) (Picture
of Earl, Inez, & baby
Gertrude contributed by
Martin Vining)
RV141(13)61782 -
Frankie Earlene
Vining (mother
was the 2nd wife of Earl)
(Martin Alexander Vining)
(Picture
of Earl with his
daughter, Frankie
Earlene, from second
marriage contributed by
Martin Vining)
RV141(13)6179 - Irene
(Rena)
Vining
b8/19/1887 -
d9/20/1937 - mHarry
C. Barnett - After
leaving Neodesha, KS they
moved to Hays, KS where
Irene died. Buried:
Hays,KS - Child of Rena
& Harry was Cecil
Glenn Barnett. Harry
& Cecil later moved
to McAlester, OK, then to
Palm Springs,CA, &
Cathedral City,CA. Harry
remarried with no
children. (Martin
Alexander Vining)
(Picture of Irene Vining
& Harry Barnett) 
RV141(13)617a - Lawrence
James Vining b11/29/1892
- d7/1969 Doniphan,MO -
m4/3/1922 Neodesha,KS -1 Myrtle
Menchel - m
21930's Lillian ?
- Adopted
Gilbert (Martin
Alexander Vining) (Picture
of Lawrence & Myrtle
donated by Martin Vining)Abigail died on 9/9/1832 in Ellicottville. Joseph, their son, had died in 1831. About 1832, Ebenezer removed to Gates,NY (western suburb of Rochester,NY today). Apparently lived with grandson, Joseph Ashley Vining (son of Joseph Eason Vining)
RV171227 - Jared
Vining b3/21/1789
Chesterfield,Hampshire,MA
- d1858 West Nissouri
TWP,Middlesex,Ontario
m1810 Bridgewater,MA 1Louise
Morgan - d1815
after having two
children, Jared &
Louis (The Vining
Families, Chap. 3) -
m1816 2Charlotte
Bodwell b1791 on
the line of the state of
Maine and Lower Canada -
d1870 (The Vining
Families, Chap. 3) In
1820 Jared with his
brothers Salmon &
Daniel, and his sister
Abigail moved to the
County of Oxford, Canada
from Sweden,NY, and two
years later moved to W.
Nissouri Twp., County of
Oxford, later it became a
part of Middlesex County.
He was a chartered member
of W. Nissouri Baptist
Church and he was a
farmer. (History of
the County of
Middlesex,Can.p1033-1034,
by Daniel Brock; The
Vining Families, Chap. 3)
(Picture
of Jared & Charlotte)
(Picture
of the West Nissouri
Baptist Church, 1939,
sometimes called
"Vining Baptist
Church")Jared & Salmon Vining were Pioneer of District (Article in Canadian Baptist in 1913) The Vining Cemetery & the Vining Baptist Church, located on the corner of Concession 5 and the Thorndale side road, received the name from the Vining family who settled in the district in 1822, and who were prominently associated with the early life of the Baptist Church in Western Ontario. The first interment made on the Vining Cemetery was that of Joseph Vining, son of pioneer Elder Salmon Vining who died March 1855 at the age of 16 years and six months, a victim of Typhoid Fever, which was prevalent in the district at that time. The Vining brothers, Jared & Salmon with their wives, who were the daughters of Captain Bodwell, came to West Nissouri in 1822. They were the sons of Ebenezer Vining, a Baptist minister who had charges in the states of New York & Massachusetts and were descendants of two brothers who in the early part of the 17th century left Wincanton, Somersetshire, England and sailed for America.
Jared & Salmon Vining worked side by side in hewing out homes for themselves in West Nissouri and in promoting the welfare of the community. Jared Vining was a tall and commanding in appearance and attracted the attention of all with whom he came in contact. Salmon Vining was a member of the West Nissouri Twp. Council and in this capacity devoted much of his time and effort to the building of good roads throughout the Twp., for which he received no remuneration. He did not neglect his home and on his farm was a small nursery where fruit trees were grown from seed.
Salmon Vining also did missionary work in many parts of Western Ontario, traveling hundreds of miles on horseback. Traveling missionaries sent out by the American Missionary Society held meetings in the Vining neighborhood. Elders Crandall and French, who recognized the oratorical ability of Salmon Vining and also his wide knowledge of the scriptures, urged him to enter the ministry. A service was later held in a barn on the Vining farm and Salmon Vining was ordained as an Elder. He had four appointments in the East and West Nissouri Twps. He organized the West Nissouri Chapel 74 years ago. Elder Vining performed marriage ceremonies in the Counties of Lambton, Middlesex, Oxford, and Perth. A book in which all the marriages solimnized by the Rev. Salmon Vining from 1833 - 1844 are recorded, is the possession of a granddaughter of the pioneer.
In this book of nearly a century ago are found records of scores of marriages in tghe pioneer settlements. Another valuable book owned by this pioneer Baptist clergyman, and now in the possession of a relative is a large commentary on the New Testament, edited by Thomas Scott, D.D. and published in 1818 by William Woodward in Philadelphia. In this book are recorded the birthdates of the early settlers.
Rev. Salmon Vining, who was born on Sept. 17, 1791 died in 1879. Jared Vining, brother of Rev. Salmon Vining, who was born in 1789 and died in 1858, was a deacon in the Baptist Church and assisted in the establishment of the Vining Baptist Church in West Nissouri Twp. Prior to the errection of the Baptist Church, services were held in the log schoolhouse on the corner. A singing school was also conducted in this building and the Vining brothers were ever ready to promote the educational interest of the community.
Rev. Andrew J. Vining, formerly of London and prominent clergyman of the Baptist Church, was the grandson of the pioneer missionary Rev. Salmon Vining. (The West Nissouri Baptist Church has long disappeared)
Another
article: THE VINING
FAMILY
Among the early settlers
of Nissouri were the
Vinings - two brothers,
Jared and Zalmon. These
two brothers, like the
Scatcherds, settled on
adjoining farms. They
came from New York State,
U. S. Zalmon was a
soldier in the war of
1812 and for his services
in that war, drew from
the United States
Government lands, located
in Michigan, not many
years ago.
Notwithstanding this soon
after the war they
preferred settling in
Canada to their own
country. They were sons
of a Baptist minister.
They both married sisters
of the late Captain
Bodwell, of Dereham. Both
they and their wives were
of more than ordinary
talents. A few years
after their settling in
Nissouri two
missionaries, Elders
Maybee and French, were
sent to labor in Nissouri
by the Christian ladies
of the Baptist church in
Oxford, who, having no
money, paid them with
coats, socks, and other
home-made clothing. The
labors of these
missionaries were not
vain for the word was
blessed and many were
awakened and converted
and among the converts
were Vinings. Though the
Christian ladies and the
missionaries are long
since gone the way of all
the earth, yet
"Blessed are the
dead which die in the
Lord for they rest from
their labors and their
works do follow
them." A Baptist
church was formed in the
Vining neighborhood and
these brothers were
leading spirits in it.
The elder brother Jared
became the Deacon and
Zalmon soon became the
minister; he was of more
than ordinary talent for
preaching. This church
has had its difficulties
like all other churches.
Though these brothers
have passed away to their
reward, there still
remains a Baptist
congregation in that
locality with a fine
brick church; many of the
children and
grandchildren of the two
Vining brothers are
members of it. -- Hal
Gordon Brown (Editor and
Publisher) 19 Terrace
St., Keene, NH 03431-3210
RV17122742 - James Bodwell Vining b7/9/1857 West Nissouri Twp.,Middlesex,Ontario (Pat McLean) - d2/2/1902 - m1879 Rochester,NY Margaret Elizabeth Quinn d3/30/1937 native of London - James & Margaret had 4 children. (The Vining Families, Chap. 3) James was reared and educated in Middlesex Co. and went into insurance. 1887, he was elected to the City Council of his Ward; 1888 was re-elected, the last year as Chairman of No. 1 Committee. (History of the County of Middlesex,Can. p1033-1034, by Daniel BrocK)
RV1712274212 - Mary Vining b9/18/1915 - mJames H. Brassel of NYC. Mary & James had 2 children. - - mJames H. Brassel - Both were lawyers. - Residence was 7563Amboy Rd., Totgtenville, Staten Island,NY - Their children are Mary Alice Brassel and James H. Brasse. ( (Pat McLean; The Vining Families, Chap. 3)
RV1712274213 - John Vining b7/3/1916 Bloomfield, NJ - mEugenia Swantic Resided at 969 Broad St., B loomfield, NJ - mEugenia S. Wantic - John & Eugenia had 4 children. (The Vining Families, Chap. 3)
RV171227422 - Mary Winifred (Winnie) Vining b6/29/1884 London,Ont.,Canada - m7/17/1912 Ontario John McLaughlin - Mary & John had John McLaughlin. (The Vining Families, Chap. 3) - Resided at 516 Linwood Ave., Ridgewood, NJ - Their child is John McLaughlin. (Pat McLean)
RV171227424 - Basil Hamilton Vining b11/22/1889 Ontario - d7/21/1919 Belgian Congo - Unmarried. (The Vining Families, Chap. 3)
RV1712275 - Trypehna Maria Vining b1821 - d1/18/1882 - mMA Samuel Crone ((Diary of Caroline Vining Uren owned by descendant John Kennedy)
RV1712276 - James Bodwell Vining b1823 MA(Diary of Caroline Vining Uren owned by descendant John Kennedy)
RV1712277 - Caroline Elizabeth Vining b1825 MA - d1907 - mJoseph Uren - Children of Caroline & Joseph were Edwin uren, Willie Uren, & Josephine Uren. (Diary of Caroline Vining Uren owned by descendant John Kennedy)
RV1712278 - Josiah Millard Vining b1826 MA - d1902 - (The Vining Families, Chap. 3) m9/9/1863 Middlesex,Ontario Rachael McLeod (Daughter of Caesar McLeod & Sarah Jane McGuffin) (The Vining Families, Chap. 3) (Diary of Caroline Vining Uren owned by descendant John Kennedy) Josiah was a farmer. (City of London Marriage Record #015613-10 for Wilbur R. Vining)
RV17122782 - Alice Vining b2/1/1869 - d2/11/1872 (The Vining Families, Chap. 3)
RV17122783 - Jared Vining b1870 - d1938 - m12/27/1905 Isabel Marshall McPherson - (Daughter of Archibald McPherson & Margaret Murray) (#013313-05 City of London) No children. (The Vining Families, Chap. 3) Jared was a barnster of Middlesex Co., London. Isabel was a teacher of London.
RV17122784 - Edith Vining b1872 - d1949 - m6/12/1901Canada William Robert Grant of London. They had 6 children: Marion Elizabeth Grant, Eleanor Vining Grant, William Allan Grant, Milliard James Grant, Hilda Louise Grant, & Anna Katharine Grant, (The Vining Families, Chap. 3)
RV17122785 - Mary Vining b1875 Canada - d1959 - m6/28/1905 W Nissouri,London Frederick William Caswell McCutcheon (#013042-05 [CityofLondon])(Son of William McCutcheon & Essie Geare) - Mary & Frederick had 4 children: M. Wallace McCutcheon (Wallace was a member of the Senate of Canada; Received an Honorary Degree of Dr. of Laws at Univ. of Western Ontario on 5/24/1936), William Caswell Vining McCutcheon (Now is Caswell William Vining McCutcheon at his choosing early as a teen; he was a Dr. in Sarnia, Ontario), Jared Vining McCutcheon (Died while on active service in 1945), Mary E. T. McCutcheon. (The Vining Families, Chap. 3)
RV17122786 - Wilbur Records Vining b1878 Canada - d1955 - m7/6/1910 Charlotte A. Francis (Daughter of George William Francis (farmer) & Charlotta Douglas) - No children. (The Vining Families, Chap. 3) Witnesses for their marriage were Jared Vining & Nina Beattie, both of London. Wilbur was a druggist of London & Charlotte of London was a music teacher.
RV17122787 - Charlotte Bodwell Vining b1881 Canada - d1954 - mThomas Parry Allen - No children. (The Vining Families, Chap. 3)
RV17122788 - Anna Bodwell Vining b6/22/1887 - d10/28/1962 - Unmarried. (The Vining Families, Chap. 3) (Diary of Caroline Vining Uren owned by descendant John Kennedy)
RV1712279 - Sarah Amelia Vining b11/1827 West Nissouri,Middlesex,Ontario - d10/4/1893 London,Middlesex,Ontario (Family Search) - mJames McLeod (Son of Caesar McLeod & Sarah Jane McGuffin) b1828 London,Middlesex,Ontario - d10/5/1886 London,Middlesex,Ontario (FamilySearch) - Sarah & James had 6 children: Ida Caroline McLeod, Charlotte McLeod, Edith Sarah McLeod, Stilson Vining McLeod, Agnes McLeod, & Tryphena McLeod. (The Vining Families, Chap. 3) Burial at Mount Pleasant Cem.,London,Middlesex,Ontario (Family Search)
RV171227(10) - Solomon (Salmon) Vining b1831 - d1871 Unmarried. ((Diary of Caroline Vining Uren owned by descendant John Kennedy)
RV171227(11) - Stillson Hachette Vining b1833 - d1862 Unmarried (Diary of Caroline Vining Uren owned by descendant John Kennedy)
RV171227(12) - Melinda Malvina Vining b1835 - d1863 Unmarried (Diary of Caroline Vining Uren owned by descendant John Kennedy)
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