Complex sentence: Johnson Jones Hooper (June 9,1815--June 7,1862) was an American humorist, born in Wilmington, North Carolina as the youngest of three sons of Archibald Maclaine Hooper and Charlotte de Bernier Hooper.
Split into simpler sentences: Johnson Jones Hooper (June 9,1815--June 7,1862) was an American humorist. Hooper was born in Wilmington, North Carolina as the youngest of three sons of Archibald Maclaine Hooper and Charlotte de Bernier Hooper.