Complex sentence: Among those associated with the lynching was Charley Guthrie, a real estate broker, district court clerk and local Democratic politician; he was also the father of folk singer Woody Guthrie, who was born 14 months after the lynching.
Split into simpler sentences: Among those associated with the lynching was Charley Guthrie, a real estate broker, district court clerk and local Democratic politician. He was also the father of folk singer Woody Guthrie, who was born 14 months after the lynching.