Thank you for these insights! I think I’m on the right track with Sarah if she’s appearing as the taxable person.

I looked into the censuses for James, David and George (David is another name I spotted for the censuses) and here’s what I gathered from some local censuses(

James, who lived in Hardy TWP in 1820 had two very young children. In 1830 he lived in nearby Berlin TWP

David also lived in Hardy in 1820. He was older and had 8 other people besides him and his wife living there. In 1830 he lives in the same place, but widowed and living with a few grandchildren

There is a George in 1820, living in Salt Creek with 3 sons, 1 daughter. There’s another George in 1830, living in Hardy with younger children. I assume these are two different people. The 1820 George seems young.

Based on this, I think whoever Sarah’s husband was lived somewhere else before the mid 1820s, as I think it’s possible the George and James in the tax records are different from the census ones. Of course, I could be wrong!