Complex sentence: Born at Amelia Court House, Virginia, Southall attended the Washington Academy and High School of Amelia County, and was Deputy Clerk of Nottoway County in 1873 and 1874.
Split into simpler sentences: Born at Amelia Court House, Virginia, Southall attended the Washington Academy and High School of Amelia County. He was Deputy Clerk of Nottoway County in 1873 and 1874.