Original sentence: His sister, a recent widow, also returned to the family estate in 1877.The terms of his parole prevented his return to Kentucky for three years, so he lived in New Orleans where he worked on the staff of the Daily Crescent newspaper.The widowed Buckner continued to live in Louisville until 1877 when he returned to his family estate in Munfordville.These three inhabited and repaired the estate, which had been neglected during the war and its aftermath, for six years
Edited sentence: For six years, these three inhabited and repaired the house and grounds of Glen Lily, which had been neglected during the war and its aftermath.His sister, a recent widow, also returned to the estate in 1877.The terms of his parole prevented his return to Kentucky for three years, so he lived in New Orleans and worked on the staff of the Daily Crescent newspaper.The widowed Buckner continued to live in Louisville until 1877 when he and his daughter returned to the family estate in Munfordville