F . ▁and ▁Nancy ▁White ▁G iles . ▁ ▁E . S . F . ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Christ , ▁and ▁a ▁far mer . ▁ ▁A ▁brother , ▁James , ▁was ▁killed ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁and ▁their ▁father , ▁E . S . F ., ▁Sr . ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁sister s ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁surv iving ▁brother , ▁E . S . F ., ▁Jr ., ▁and ▁a ▁younger ▁sister ▁called ▁Sue . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁Nancy ▁G iles ▁moved ▁the ▁family ▁from ▁Rich lands , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁to ▁Tr inity ▁in ▁Rand olph ▁County . ▁ ▁The ▁move ▁was ▁prompt ed ▁by ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁land ▁and ▁slave ▁hold ings ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁but ▁the ▁primary ▁purpose ▁for ▁the ▁move ▁was ▁that ▁Nancy ▁G iles ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁have ▁her ▁surv iving ▁son ▁get ▁an ▁education . ▁Ther esa , ▁Pers is , ▁and ▁Mary ▁were ▁all ▁school te ach ers ▁by ▁occupation , ▁and ▁were ▁working ▁in ▁On slow ▁County , ▁when ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Tr inity . ▁ ▁They ▁joined ▁the ▁family ▁in ▁Tr inity ▁when ▁their ▁contract s ▁exp ired . ▁ ▁Life ▁in ▁Tr inity ▁▁ ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁( l ater ▁Duke ▁University ) ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁Tr inity , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁in ▁rural ▁Rand olph ▁County ▁until ▁ 1 8 9