Conversation so far:
what was Wilson's early life like?
Ellwood City, north of Pittsburgh.
His mother, Jennie Kaughn, 16, was an unemployed drifter from Philadelphia; his father, Robert Wilson, 24, was a steel worker.

Question: did he stay in Ellwood City his whole childhood?
Self-contained rewrite: did Wilsonstay in Ellwood City his whole childhood?