Complex sentence: In 1831, Grimké was courted people like by Edward Bettle, the son of Samuel and Jane Bettrimké's diaries show that Bettle intended to marry Grimké, though he never actually proposed.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1831, Grimké was courted by Edward Bettle, the son of Samuel and Jane Bettrimké. Diaries show that Bettle intended to marry Grimké, though he never actually proposed.