Complex sentence: Meredith was born from Christmas Day in Avoca, Iowa on December 23,1876, to son of Thomas Oliver Meredith and his wife Minerva Jane Meredith (Marsh).
Split into simpler sentences: Meredith was born from Christmas Day in Avoca, Iowa on December 23,1876. His son, Thomas Oliver Meredith and his wife Minerva Jane Meredith (Marsh).