Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 7th ed., 1887, Kenton Co. DR. R. H. CRISLER, of Ludlow, Kenton Co., Ky., was born in Boone County, Ky., April 15, 1848, and is the third of a family of six children born to Henry P. and Elizabeth (Gaines) Crisler. Henry P. Crisler was born in Virginia, and when five years of age came to Kentucky with his parents, who settled in Boone County. Mrs. Elizabeth Crisler was a native of Boone County, and a daughter of Richard Gaines, who was a prominent farmer. R. H. Crisler was educated at the schools of Boone County and at Lebanon, Ohio. He taught school in Boone County, Ky., for about three years, during this time reading medicine continuously. He attended medical lectures at Bellevue, N. Y., in 1873-74, and attended lectures at Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1874-75, graduating in 1875. He at once returned to his native county, and followed his profession successfully until December, 1882, at which time he located in Ludlow where he has since resided. He was united in marriage, October 5, 1875, to Miss Lucretia Graves, of Boone County, a lady of culture and refinement, and a daughter of Johnson Graves. One child was born to this union--Carleton G. Dr. Crisler is surgeon for the Cincinnati Southern Railroad, and is a member of the Masonic, I.O.O.F. and K. of H. fraternities, and also of the K. of P. Crisler Gaines Graves = Boone-KY OH NY VA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/kenton/crisler.rh.txt