Complex sentence: Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia, on December 28,1856, the third of four children of Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822--1903) and Jessie Janet Woodrow (1826--1888).
Split into simpler sentences: Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia, on December 28,1856. He was the third of four children of Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822--1903) and Jessie Janet Woodrow (1826--1888).