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O. P. Wolff. In 1848 O. P. Wolff, Sr., and his wife, Anne 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. Wolff improved the rest and bought adjoining lands, and in 1870, at the time of his death, was the owner of some 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 then 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 being 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 of the death of his father enjoyed the advantages of being able to attend the subscription 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 Mrs. 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 of the Knights of Honor. He is a Democrat in politics, and a well-known citizen of Colt.