Carey, Charles Henry. "History of Oregon." Vol. 3. Chicago-Portland: Pioneer Historical Pub. Co., 1922. pg. 631. JAMES HENRY CONNARN, D.M.D. Dentistry may be said to be almost unique among other occupations, as it is at once a profession, a trade and a business. Such being the case, it follows that in order to attain the highest success in it one must be thoroughly conversant with the theory of the art, must be expert with the many tools and appliances incidental to the practice of modern dentistry and must possess business qualifications adequate to dealing with the financial side of the profession. In all of these particulars Dr. James Henry Connarn is well qualified and therefore has attained prestige among the able representatives of dentistry in Bend and throughout the state. James Henry Connarn was born in Vermont in September, 1880, a son of Patrick and Bedelia (Graeney) Connarn. the father passed away in 1917 but Mrs. Connarn survives and is still residing in Vermont. In the acquirement of his early education James Henry Connarn attended the schools of his native state and in due time entered Deerfield Academy at Old Deerfield, Massachusetts. He was graduated from that institution in 1897 and the following year engaged in teaching school. Then for five years the brokerage business claimed his entire attention. In 1904 he went to St. Louis, Missouri, but was there only a short time when he came to the coast, arriving here in the fall of the same year. Purchasing a ranch in Skagit county, Washington, he tried farming for three years but at the termination of that period determined upon a professional career. In 1907 he became a student at the North Pacific Dental College at Portland and in 1911 received his D.M.D. degree. Dr. Carnnarn at once took up the practice in Tillamook, where for two years he achieved more than substantial success, and in 1913 he came to Bend and has here since resided, building up a practice of extensive and lucrative proportions. In fact, he has one of the largest individual practices in the state. While his work is general he would like to specialize in removable bridge work or extraction, but the demands made upon his time by patrons makes that impossible. Dr. Connarn has not lost interest in farm life and spends a great deal of his time on his ranch of eighty acres in Deschutes county. Twenty-five acres of this land he has put in to potatoes, the rest in alfalfa. He is especially interested in stock raising and dairying and breeds only pure Jerseys. The leader of the stock is as yet an unnamed son of Oregon Lad, the famous Jersey sire. Dr. Connarn also owns one hundred and sixty acres of yellow pine timber land in Klamath county. In 1904 occurred the marriage of Dr. Connarn to Miss Lillian M. Brown, a native of Foxcroft, Maine, and to them two children have been born: Leora B. and Richard J., who are respectively in the junior and freshman classes of the Bend high school. Mr. Connarn is a woman of much personal charm and is prominent in the club and social circles of the community. Dr. Connarn's only fraternal affiliation is with the M.W.A., and in the line of his profession he is identified with the National Dental Association and the State Dental Society. He became a first lieutenant in the Dental section of the Officers Reserve Corps of the U.S. army, July 13, 1917, but was not called upon, so saw no actual service except at home. He is well known in Bend, where professional activity and ability and attractive social qualities have gained for him high regard and warm friendships. His friends -- and they are many -- find him a most genial companion and his popularity increases as the circle of his acquaintance widens. Transcriber's additional notes: Oregon Death Certificate for James Henry Connarn Deschutes County # 77 Date of death is July 13, 1924 ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in October 2005 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.