Original: He left home with his uncle and moved to West Helena , Arkansas finding Williamson there . For many years Cotton claimed that he told Williamson that he was an orphan , and that Williamson took him in and raised him ; a story he admitted in recent years is not true .
Simplified: He left his home to find Sonny Boy Williamson , and when he found him ( in West Helena , Arkansas ) , Williamson took him in and raised him .