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Wolffarth (pronounced WOOF ERT) was born in Jacksboro in Jack County, Texas, to Edward Wolffarth (1824 – 1896), a native of Newark, [[New Jersey]], and the former Charity Elizabeth Sanders (1838-1927), who was born in [[Arkansas]]. The parents are interred at Oakwood Cemetery in Jacksboro.<ref name=findagrave/> In the 1880s, Wolffarth was a young [[cowboy]] who worked for the 22 Ranch off the Caprock, a region in the Texas Panhandle. He herded [[cattle]] from below the Caprock, to feed on the grasslands of the South Plains.<ref name=caprock>Caprock Chronicles: George C. Wolffarth and his remarkable farm (lubbockonline.com), accessed February 27, 2023.</ref>
Wolffarth (pronounced WOOF ERT) was born in Jacksboro in Jack County, Texas, to Edward Wolffarth (1824 – 1896), a native of Newark, [[New Jersey]], and the former Charity Elizabeth Sanders (1838-1927), who was born in [[Arkansas]]. The parents are interred at Oakwood Cemetery in Jacksboro.<ref name=findagrave/> In the 1880s, Wolffarth was a young [[cowboy]] who worked for the 22 Ranch off the Caprock, a region in the Texas Panhandle. He herded [[cattle]] from below the Caprock, to feed on the grasslands of the South Plains.<ref name=caprock>Caprock Chronicles: George C. Wolffarth and his remarkable farm (lubbockonline.com), accessed February 27, 2023.</ref>
Wolffarth's earliest recollection of what became downtown Lubbock was in 1884. There were antelope and mustangs grazing in the seas of grass. He brought his own cattle into the county and remained as a permanent settler. In 1891, he was elected as the first clerk of Lubbock County Clerk, a position that he filled for eight years. He resided at the historic [[Nicolett Hotel (Lubbock, Texas)|Nicolett Hotel]] on the courthouse square. In 1898, he acquired 160 acres of land on Blackwater Draw north of Lubbock in order to increase his growing cattle business.<ref name=caprock/>
Wolffarth's earliest recollection in 1884 of what became downtown Lubbock were antelope and mustangs grazing in the seas of grass. He brought his own cattle into the county and settled there permanently. In 1891, he was elected as the first clerk of Lubbock County Clerk, a position that he filled for eight years. He resided at the historic [[Nicolett Hotel (Lubbock, Texas)|Nicolett Hotel]] on the courthouse square. In 1898, he acquired 160 acres of land on Blackwater Draw north of Lubbock in order to increase his growing cattle business.<ref name=caprock/>
==Life and career==
==Life and career==