Dan Ward House circa 1912

NATIONAL REGISTER of Historic Places: 119 Water Street - Gable-fronted side-hall plan house with decorative one-story porch. (NR)

George Washington Ward

The line boat Madison - Image from Jack Dudley's book, Swansboro, A Pictorial Tribute

Daniel Hargett Ward (1871-1948) was born in Swansboro to George Washington Ward and Hester Rebecca Gibson. The Ward family had been in the Onslow County area since the 18th century. Daniel's grandfather George W. Ward (1795-1863) married Olive Sanders, daughter of John Sanders and Mary Ann Burns of Onslow County. Daniel married Bettie Ann Stanley of Carteret County. He captained Madison--a line boat between Swansboro and Morehead City. The 1920 census noted Daniel and Bettie on Water Street with children: Mabel 22, Carrie 19, Vincent 16, Minnie 14 and Cora 7. Ward listed his occupation as "transportation boatman." By 1930 his residence was in Morehead City.