From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881", p. 747. City of La Crosse MARSHALL CONANT, Land Commissionery of the S. M. R. R. Co., has been engaged in selling lands for this Company since December, 1866. He was born in Malone, Franklin Co., N. Y., and educated to the legal profession, but practiced only a short time. He entered the general office of the O. & L. C. R. R. Co. in 1851, and was Chief Clerk in that office previous to his engagement with the S. M. Co. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]