The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 1028 CORNELIUS J. LYNCH, M. D. Dr. Cornelius J. Lynch, a prominent member of the medical profession, practicing at Yakima. where he makes a specialty of surgery, was born in Chehalis, Lewis county, Washington, on the 4th of August, 1874, and is a representative of one of the pioneer families of the state, his parents being T. J. and Julia (McCarty) Lynch, who were natives of Ireland and who established their home in Lewis county, Washington, in 1869. They had gone to San Francisco, California, in 1849 and after twenty years' residence in that state made their way northward to Washington, traveling by team and wagon. In 1878 they became residents of Yakima county, and Mr. Lynch took up a homestead claim and began irrigating the place. He engaged in raising hops until 1880 and afterward followed stock raising and diversified farming. At the time of the Perkins massacre he and his family lived in a sod fort for six weeks. At a later period Mr. Lynch removed to North Yakima, where his remaining days were spent in retirement, enjoying a rest which he had truly earned and richly deserved. His widow survives and is now living in Yakima. Dr. Lynch was the fourth in order of birth in a family of seven children. He has spent his entire life in Washington and in his youthful days attended the country school, to which he had to go a distance of three and a half miles. Later he had the advantage of high school training in Yakima and subsequently he entered the Washington State Normal School at Ellensburg, while his professional course was pursued in the University of Louisville at Louisville, Kentucky, from which institution he was graduated with the M. D. degree in 1900. Having thus qualified for a professional career, Dr. Lynch returned to Yakima after one year of hospital work and has since devoted his time and attention to the general practice of medicine and surgery but largely specializes in the latter field, in which he has developed notable talent. In 1903 Dr. Lynch was united in marriage to Miss Pearl M. Painter, of Walla Walla, Washington, and to them have been born two children, Herbert and Margaret. The religious faith of the family is that of the Catholic church and Dr. Lynch holds membership with the Knights of Columbus and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He is also a member of the Country Club of Yakima. In politics he maintains an independent course, voting for men and measures rather than for party. Along strictly professional lines his association is with the Yakima County and the Washington States Medical Societies and his prominence in the profession is indicated in the fact that he was in 1912 honored with election to the presidency of the state association, in which position he served for a term of two years. He is also a past president of the county association and he is a charter member of the American College of Surgeons. He puts forth every possible effort to promote his knowledge along professional lines and thus advance his efficiency. ******************************** Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.