Complex sentence: Carpenter was the daughter of Harry Carpenter who was born in Avery County, North Carolina, and Lillian B. Marion; her Carpenter family descended from Matthias Carpenter (originally Zimmermann) of North Carolina, who was born ca.
Split into simpler sentences: Carpenter was the daughter of Harry Carpenter who was born in Avery County, North Carolina, and Lillian B. Marion. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Her Carpenter family descended from Matthias Carpenter (originally Zimmermann) of North Carolina, who was born ca.