Complex sentence: Alice Vanderbilt Morris (1874-1950), born Alice Vanderbilt Shepard, was the daughter of Elliot Fitch Shepard (1833-1893) and Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt (1845-1924), a daughter of William Henry Vanderbilt.
Split into simpler sentences: Alice Vanderbilt Morris (1874-1950), born Alice Vanderbilt Shepard. She was the daughter of Elliot Fitch Shepard (1833-1893); and Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt (1845-1924), a daughter of William Henry Vanderbilt.