Complex sentence: Through the late 1700s and early 1800s many settlers from Scotland, England and Germany immigrated to the area and they still have descendents in the area, evidenced by prominent family names such as Rowlings, Anderson, and Bayers.
Split into simpler sentences: Through the late 1700s and early 1800s many settlers from Scotland, England and Germany immigrated to the area. Many of the original settlers still have descendents in the area, evidenced by prominent family names such as Rowlings, Anderson, and Bayers.