Chief Samuel Taylor Blue's birthdate has never been pinned down. His birth was August 15, year between 1870/79. Possibly around 1872/73 due to birthdates of his children.

Samuel's mother was Margaret George Brown, one of the last native speakers of Catawba. His father was a white man, named Samuel Blue. It was stated that his father was born in Fort Mill, SC. Per 1850 Census a Samuel Blue was living in York, SC, aged 25, with a wife Sarah Blue and two young children, Araminta Blue and John Blue. This 1850 Census states that Samuel T Blue was born in Lancaster, SC. His father is said to have died about 1878 leaving his wife and children to provide for themselves. Per 1900 and 1910 Census Margaret Brown is listed as a widow.

1880 Census listed Samuel T Blue as Samuel T Brown, after his mother. Chief Samuel T Blue's first marriage was to Minnie Hester George. This marriage took place in July 1887 when Samuel was only fourteen years old. Minnie Hester George was born September 19, 1871 and died December 28, 1896 or in the spring of 1897.

Samuel remarried Louisa Hester Jean Canty on May 8, 1897 and it's said the marriage was three months after the death of his first wife, putting that death date roughly in February 1897. Louisa Hester Jean Canty was the daughter of George and Betsy Canty. She died on July 9, 1963.

Samuel Taylor Blue became chief of the Catawbas' as early as 1928 and served in that capacity at various times until his death, which occurred on April 16, 1959. On May 7, 1897, Blue had been baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Carolina. He also served as branch president of the Latter-day Saints Church on the Catawba Reservation until his death in 1959, serving a total of 40 years. In 1952 Samuel was a speaker at the dedication of the Catawba Branch Building, a dedication performed by David O. McKay.

Samuel Taylor Blue allegedly had 23 children; three by his first wife and twenty by his second. Eleven of these children are said to have been stillborn, of whom five "died unnamed". There are twelve known children of Chief Blue, three by his first wife and nine by his second. Only ten children survived to adulthood.

Children of Samuel Taylor Blue and 1st wife Minnie Hester George:
1. Frederick "Fred" Nelson Blue b.10-25-1889 d.08-08-1980 he married Leola Watts.
2. Rhoda Cornelia " Rodie" Blue (daughter)1895 died in infancy
3. Nora Lily (Lillie) Blue b 11-19-1893 d.05-1915 in childbirth, husband and father of her child unknown.

Children of Samuel Taylor Blue and Louisa Hester Jean Canty:
1. Herbert Blue b.04-25-1898 d.04-1979, married Lavinia Harris 03-17-1915, daughter of D.A. Harris and Lizzie Patterson, she died 07-25-1916. He remarried Lula Addie Mae Blankenship.
2. Samuel Andrew Blue b.10-06-1900 d.09-18-1960, married Doris Belle Wheelock b.01-15-1905 d.05-14-1986, daughter of Archie and Rosa(Harris) Wheelock.
3. Joseph Harvey Blue b.03-14-1903 d.01-08-1914 of a gunshot wound.
4. Lula Samuel Henrietta Blue Beck b.05-03-1905 d. unknown, married Major John Beck.
5. Henry Leroy Blue b.08-14-1907 d. 07-11-2002, married Eva Mae Bodiford 01-21-1933, she was born in Alabama 10-19-1905 and died 04-21-1993.
6. Vera Louise Blue Sanders b. 08-21-1909 d. 03-16-1991, married Albert Henderson Sanders, son of William and Nora Sanders.
7. Guy Larson Blue b.12-03-1911 d. 02-07-1984, married Eva Bell George d.09-1982, they had several children including Chief Gilbert Blue.
8. Elsie Inez Blue George b.03-03-1914 d. unknown, married Landrum Leslie George on 09-03-1932, they had no children.
9. Arnold "Donny" Lee Blue b.11-23-1917 d. unknown, married Lillian Harris and had one son, Arnold Jr. who seemed to have died before the 1961 tribal roll.

Information obtained from Wikipedia, Thomas J Blummer, Catawba Indian Nation: Treasures in History (The History Press, 2007), page 101.
Catawba Indian Genealogy - Ian Watson, pages 16-19