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The "Duncan Bruce" was a 720 diesel towboat designed and built by the Charles Ward Engineering Works in Charleston, West Virginia.

1. Towboat 'Duncan Bruce' With Fleet of 500 Ton Covered Barges

Length 61 feet; Beam 8 feet; Forward 9; Aft 14; Boiler G-2 grats 12.38 feet; 280 SFHS; Engine 6 1/2-13 8 539 Rev; Speed 131/8 miles; Coal Capacity 15 hrs run at 10 miles; Tonage 7 tn

2. Pleasure Craft, 'Mascot' Owned By Charles Ward of Charleston, W. Va.

The contest resulted in the Charles Ward Engineering designed, smaller, twin screw propeller, "James Rumsey" pulling and pushing the steam powered, stern wheel "D. T. Lane", therefore the "James Rumsey" was declared the winner.

3. Tug-Of-War Between Towboats, 'James Rumsey' and 'D. T. Lane', Kanawha River, W. Va.

George Rupp died 2/5/1908 is a husband of Sarah (Sally) Birkby.

4. George Rupp

Sarah (Sally) Birkby (3/4/1816-5/4/1891) married George Rupp who died 2/5/1908.  Sarah is a daughter of the Reverend Thomas Birkby.

5. Sarah (Sally) Birkby

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Birkby died on April 8, 1908 is a daughter of Joseph who is a son of the Reverend Thomas Birkby.

6. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Birkby

Hannah Birkby Norris (1/16/1814-4/24/1886) married John Norris (7/17/1811-11/9/1905) is a daughter of the Reverend Thomas Birkby.

7. Hannah Birkby Norris

John Norris (7/16/1811-11/9/1905) married Hannah Birkby.

8. John Norris

John Norris is a son of Thomas and Minnie Carr Norris.

9. John Norris

Amanda Carr is a wife of Thomas Birkby Norris.

10. Amanda (Minnie) Carr

Amanda (Minnie) Carr married Thomas Birkby Norris.

11. Amanda (Minnie) Carr

'Charles Norris (5/12/1844-7/21/1861) is a son of John & Hanna Birkby Norris, killed in the first Battle of Manassas; he married Amanda (Minnie) Carr.'

12. Charles Norris

13. Birthplace of James Otis Watson

James Otis Watson died in 1901.

14. James Otis Watson

Caroline Margaret (Carrie) Watson married to Aretas Brooks Fleming on September 7, 1865.

15. Caroline Margaret Watson

Mazie Watson Sipe (4/13/1888) married Arthur Burke Koontz on Dec. 15, 1915.

16. Mazie Watson Sipe

Mary Watson, daughter of James Otis and Mary Lamb Watson married Conrad Albert Sipe.

17. Mary Watson

Clarence Watson (1864-?) taken at the age of two years; he is a son of James Otis and Matilda Lamb Watson and a brother of Caroline Margaret Watson.

18. Clarence Watson

Caroline Margaret Watson (d. 6/19/1931) is a daughter of James Otis and Matilda Lamb Watson.

19. Caroline Margaret Watson

Nell Grandage Ward (1875-), a daughter of Charles and Margaret MacKrille Ward.

20. Nell Grandage Ward

Harold MacKrille Ward (1883-), son of Charles and Margaret MacKrille Ward.

21. Harold MacKrille Ward

Charles Edwin Ward (9/5/1867-8/11/1941).

22. Charles Edwin Ward

Charles Edwin Ward (9/5/1867-8/11/1941).

23. Charles Edwin Ward

24. Charles Ward, Nell and Harold Ward

Caroline Brooks Ward born in 1897 at the age six.

25. Caroline Brooks Ward at Age Six

26. Margaret Fleming Ward in Costume

Caroline Brooks Ward in costume for school play.

27. Caroline Brooks Ward in Costume

28. Margaret Fleming Ward at 8 Age Years

Three infants: Caroline Brooks Ward, Helen Quarrier Miller and Margaret Fleming Ward.

29. Caroline Brooks Ward, Helen Quarrier Miller, Margaret Fleming Ward

30. Gypsy Fleming Ward and Daughter Margaret With Duke

'(From left to right) Charles Ward, Edwin MacKrille, Nurse Mamie holding Caroline Brooks Ward, Caroline Watson Fleming, Nell Grandage Ward, Margaret MacKrille Ward, Harold MacKrille Ward, Charles Edwin Ward, a Margaret Fleming Ward by Duke.'

31. Ward Family

A portrait of Margaret Fleming Ward born Jan. 12, 1896.  Her father is Charles Edwin Ward and her mother is Gypsy Fleming Ward.

32. Margaret Fleming Ward

Margaret Fleming Ward was born January, 12, 1895.  She is a daughter of Charles Edwin Ward and Gypsy Fleming Ward.

33. Margaret Fleming Ward

Margaret Fleming Ward was born on January, 12th, 1895.

34. Margaret Fleming Ward and Her Father, Charles Edwin Ward

Charles Edwin Ward (b. 9/5/1867 - d. 8/11/1941).

35. Charles Edwin Ward With His Father Charles Ward

Charles Edwin Ward (b. 9/5/1867-d. 8/11/1941).

36. Charles Edwin Ward

Charles Edwin Ward (b. 9/5/1867- d. 8/11/1941)

37. Charles Edwin Ward

Margaret Fleming Ward on Prince at Oak Hall her grandfather's home in Oakland, Maryland.

38. Margaret Fleming Ward on Prince

Margaret MacKrille Ward (1843-1923).

39. Margaret MacKrille Ward

40. Charles Ward, 1841-1915

From left to right, top row: Gypsy Fleming Ward, Ida Fleming Miller, Virginia Fleming and Bottom row: Brooks Fleming, Jr. at Oak Hall, A. B. Fleming's summer home in Oakland Maryland.

41. Flemings Family Portrait

A portrait of Margaret MacKrille Ward (1843-1923) who is a wife of Charles Ward.

42. Margaret MacKrille Ward

Charles Ward (1841-1915).

43. Charles Ward

Caroline Brooks Ward born in 1897 is a daughter of Charles Edwin Ward and Gypsy Fleming Ward.

44. Caroline Brooks Ward

A portrait of Margaret Fleming Ward born in 1894.

45. Margaret Fleming Ward

A portrait of Gypsy Fleming Ward taken in 1911, she was born October 2, 1868.

46. Gypsy Fleming Ward

The Ward Boiler Works before 1895, it is succeeded by Charles Ward Engineering Works.

47. Ward Boiler Works Before 1895

Charles Ward (1841-1915) is a husband of Margaret MacKrille who is a daughter of Edwin MacKrille.

48. Charles Ward