Background
He was a son of Charles Stewart Carstairs (2 August 1865 – 9 July 1928), a noted American art dealer who was chairman of the board of M. Knoedler, and his wife, the former Esther Holmes Hazeltine (29 April 1864 – 15 January 1907).
He was a son of Charles Stewart Carstairs (2 August 1865 – 9 July 1928), a noted American art dealer who was chairman of the board of M. Knoedler, and his wife, the former Esther Holmes Hazeltine (29 April 1864 – 15 January 1907).
He had three siblings: diplomatic attache Charles Haseltine Carstairs (August, 1886-1826 October 1919), James Stewart Carstairs (2 June 1890 – 20 September 1932), an artist. And socialite Elizabeth Haseltine "Lily" Carstairs, (aka Mrs John Henry Towers, Mrs Martin Brown Saportas. 2 November 1892-April, 1977).
Carstairs wrote the book A Generation Missing, his memoir of the conflict, which was published in 1930.
Carroll and Burks Carstairs had no children.