Thanks Marge. I have a copy of Griswald's History of Fort Wayne, 1917. It says on page 698, Pleasant Twp. "The village of Sheldon dates from about 1869, when Andrew J. Taylor, in preparation for the manufacture of carriages on his land, laid off a part of it in a town plat, along the tracks of the Lake Erie and Western railroad. Arranging with the railroad company for a side track convenience, the village was name Sheldon in honor of the railroad superintendent of that day." On page 700 it says, "Yoder is a name which has been thrust upon the town of Sheldon by the railroads, though without other authority than themselves, but it applies only to the stations. Sheldon is the legal name, and Sheldon it will remain." The book doesn't say when the name was changed, but it must have still been Sheldon in 1917. There is a book at the library called "Ghost Town of Allen Co.". I will check it tomorrow. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: <MAKientz@aol.com> To: <INALLEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 4:59 PM Subject: Re: [INALLEN-L] TOWN OF SHERLDON/YODER > In a message dated 3/6/01 3:23:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, > lindachurchward@home.com writes: > > > > Kay, > > I will be going to the library tomorrow and will check and see if their is > > any mention of the date. > > Linda > > > > Kay, there is a history of Sheldon/Yoder in a history of Allen Co. - I > believe it is Griswald's - and I think it mentions the date or at least the > changing of the name - I remember reading "Sheldon it is and Sheldon it will > always remain!" > > Marge Kientz, formerly of Yoder, Indiana, now of Oak Ridge, Tennessee > >