The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 677 JAMES F. LINCE. James F. Lince is engaged in the cultivation of apples and peaches and has become one of the successful orchardists of the Selah valley, cohere he owns and operates twenty acres of land. He was born in Middlesex county, Ontario, Canada, April 22, 1881, a son of Leonard and Rachel (Wait) Lince, who were also natives of Middlesex county. The mother passed away in the year 1881. The father afterward wedded Sarah Sugden, also a native of Ontario, Canada, while her parents were born in England. In the year 1894 Leonard Lince came to Yakima county, where he spent a summer. He was pleased with the country and its prospects and in October, 1895, he disposed of his interests in Canada and removed with his family to Yakima county. He then rented land on Nob hill and also purchased twenty acres in that section. He afterward disposed of that property and bought ninety acres in the Selah valley, most of which was wild and undeveloped. Three of his sons have since purchased twenty acres each from him and he afterward sold the balance. He then bought an acre tract on Nob hill and is there living retired, enjoying a rest which he has truly earned and richly merits. His has been an active life and it is well that in the evening of his days he should have this period in which to enjoy the fruits of his former toil. James F. Lince acquired a public school education in Canada and also spent two winters as a student in a business college at Yakima. Through the period of his boyhood and youth he worked with his uncle upon his farm and early became familiar with the best methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops. He also spent one winter in British Columbia and a summer in Idaho. In 1907 he purchased twenty acres of land from his father and although it was in cultivation it contained no fruit. He at once began its improvement and he now has six acres of the land planted to orchard, wherein he is raising fine apples and peaches. The balance of his place is given over to the cultivation of alfalfa and other crops and he is meeting with success in his undertakings. On the 25th of December, 1906, Mr. Lince was united in marriage to Miss Nettie Lyon, who was born in Michigan and is a daughter of B. F. and Narcissus (Weimer) Lyon, who were natives of West Virginia and at an early day removed to Michigan. Subsequently, however, they returned to West Virginia but at a later date became residents of Idaho and in 1902 came to the Yakima Valley, where Mr. Lyon purchased ten acres of land in the Selah valley. To Mr. and Mrs. Lince have been born four children, Oswald, Arthur, Harold and Lillie Rachel. Mrs. Lince is a member of the Dunkard church. Mr. Lince gives his political support to the republican party, with which he has been connected since becoming a naturalized American citizen. He stands for progress and improvement in all that pertains to the welfare and upbuilding of the community and he is at the same time a successful farmer whose close application and undaunted energy in business affairs have brought to him the measure of success which he now enjoys. ******************************** Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.