Complex sentence: Held as a slave in La Grange, Georgia, where she had been sold, Marie became a concubine to Augustus Ware, a wealthy white man who bought her a house, had four children with her, and passed on some wealth to them.
Split into simpler sentences: Held as a slave in La Grange, Georgia, where she had been sold, Marie became a concubine to Augustus Ware. This wealthy white man bought her a house, had four children with her, and passed on some wealth to them.