Complex sentence: Born in Independence, Missouri to Richard and Juanita Wilkie as the middle child of seven, his father was a machinist, carpenter and blacksmith while Juanita was a seamstress, gardener and bookkeeper.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Independence, Missouri to Richard and Juanita Wilkie as the middle child of seven. His father was a machinist, carpenter and blacksmith while Juanita was a seamstress, gardener and bookkeeper.