The marriage of his daughter Catherine on 20 Nov 1851 is recorded as taking place "at the house of the widow Joanna Easterling", so Thomas apparently died between Jun 1850 and Nov 1851.

Morgan Co. marriage register, book 1, page 2, records the marriage on 13 Apr 1824 of Thomas Easterling and Joannah Elam.

1850 census of Morgan Co., Ky, p. 89, lists as family #45:
Thomas Easterling, 46, b. Va; Jeannah, 43, b. Va; Catherine, 21; Elizabeth, 18; William, 16; Rebecca, 12; Sarah, 11; Susannah, 4. All children born in Kentucky.

1860 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 1, West Liberty P.O., enumerated 27 June, lists on p. 43 as family #263/260:
Joanah Easterling, 50, farmer, b. Va; Sarrah, 21, b. Ky; Thomas Cox, 23, b. Va; Rebecca, 22, b. Ky; Susan Easterling, 14, b. Ky.

1880 census of Morgan Co., Ky, enumerated 4 June, lists on p. 6 as family #55:
Joannah Easterling, 74, b. Ky Ky Ky.

The following household is headed by Susan Easterling, age 34.