Complex sentence: Born "George Lewis Lord" in Farmington, Illinois to British immigrants Samuel and Martha Jane (Wood) Lord, he was the only child of nine born in the United States, but was, curiously, the only one to develop an English accent.
Split into simpler sentences: Born "George Lewis Lord" in Farmington, Illinois to British immigrants Samuel and Martha Jane (Wood) Lord. Though he was the only child of nine born in the United States, he was, curiously, the only one to develop an English accent.