Complex sentence: After his return to Michigan, he married Nellie Price in 1912 and, in 1919, the couple bought a farm outside the village of Bath from Nellie's aunt for $12,000.
Split into simpler sentences: After his return to Michigan, in 1912 he married Nellie Price. In 1919 the couple bought a farm outside the village of Bath from Nellie's aunt for $12,000.