Complex sentence: Harry Claiborne in the 1900 US census in Galveston, Texas He began his career as assistant keeper of the Southwest Pass Light in Louisiana in 1887; in 1889 he was made head keeper of the Pass a l'Outre Light.
Split into simpler sentences: Harry Claiborne in the 1900 US census in Galveston, Texas He began his career as assistant keeper of the Southwest Pass Light in Louisiana in 1887. In 1889 he was made head keeper of the Pass a l'Outre Light.