Another lead that could use some followup is the 1850 Federal census from Ashtabula County Ohio. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohashtab/1850AshtabulaCensusG.htm
The below entries are found in the census. These townships (Pierpont, Richmond) are directly across the Pennsylvania border from Crawford County, which is where an1840 census record http://www.ghastin.com/images/history/1840censusCrawford.jpg shows 2 James Ghastin's, one aged between 50-60 with 4 other members of his household (1- 5 to 10yrs old , 2- 10 to 15, 1- 20 to 30, the other James is aged 20-30, and could be the same one in this Ashtabula Ohio Federal Census from 1850. Here are the records, with maps below.
Could this be William Reilly Ghastin?
1850 Ashtabula County OH Census
Name Township Page Age Occupation Birth State
James Ghastin Pierpont 356a 31 Laborer NY
Riley Ghastin Richmond 372a 28 Laborer PA
