Career
Edward Rhodes Carswell was born in Richmond County, Georgia. He was the son of James A. Carswell and Lavinia Rhodes Carswell. Their children were Ella M. Carswell, Reuben Walker Carswell, Mary Evans Carswell, Cornelia Evans Carswell and Martha Rhodes Carswell.
Edward Rhodes Carswell was a farmer and a state representative in the Georgia General Assembly.
He died in 1862 in Jefferson County, Georgia.