Biography of Oscar Wolff, St Francis County, AR

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Submitted by: Paul V Isbell
        Date: 22 Jan 2009
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In 1848, Oscar Presley Wolff, Sr., and his wife Annie E. (Russell) Wolff, came
to Arkansas from Philadelphia, their native home, and settled on the present
site of the town of Colt, which he purchased from W. M. Taylor, consisting of
160 acres, with four acres of it cleared. Mr. Wollf improved the rest and bought
adjoining lands, and in 1870, at the time of his death, was the owner of 600 or
700 acres. Soon after arriving here he opened up a stock of general merchandise,
and as settlements were few and far between he had a large trade and enjoyed a
profitable patronage, which he continued for some years after the war. The place
was known as Taylor's Creek, by which name it was called until 1882, then being
changed to Colt, after the railroad contractor who built the railroad through.
Mr. Wolff was twice married, By his first union he was the father of two
children, our subject the only one living; and by his second marriage there were
three children: Fisk B., Cornelia W., and Sallie J. (wife of J. H. Hancock of
Wynne). Oscar P. Wolff, the subject of this sketch, was born in St. Francis
County, May 8, 1852, and up to the time the death of his father enjoyed the
advantages of attending schools of his neighborhood. After the senior Wolff's
demise he went to Texas and was engaged for the following five years as a
"cowboy, " on the western plains. Returning home he entered into farming on the
old homestead for seven years, but in 1882 was employed by Mr. Lesca as book-
keeper and clerk. In 1883 he was appointed station agent at Colt for the Iron
Mountain Railroad, which position he still holds. November 10, 1880, Mr. Wolff
married Miss Fannie Gurley. They are the parents of two children: Annie E. and
Edward P. Mr. Wolff is a member of the Knights of Pythias and also the Knights
of Honor. He is a Democrat in politics, and a well known citizen of Colt. 

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