Samuel Taylor Blue
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Samuel Taylor Blue was a chief of the Catawba Tribe
from 1931 to 1959, although not for all of the years in this time frame. Blue has been called the last native speaker of the Catawba language
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Samuel Blue was the son of Anglo-American Samuel Blue and his Catawba wife Margaret George Brown.
In July 1887 Blue married Minnie Hester George. She died in late 1896 or early 1897. After this Blue married Louisa Hester Jean Canty.
Blue had three children by his first wife. Blue and his second wife Louisa had somewhere between nine and 20 children. Some have alleged that as many as 11 of these children were still born.
On May 7, 1897, Blue had been baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints South Carolina. Blue also served as branch president of the branch of the LDS Church on the Catawba Reservation. In the early 20th century he would often help missionaries escape mobs. In 1950 Blue traveled to Salt Lake City and gave a talk at the General Conference
on April 9.
Catawba (tribe)
The Catawba are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans, known as the Catawba Indian Nation. They live in the Southeast United States, along the border between North and South Carolina near the city of Rock Hill...
from 1931 to 1959, although not for all of the years in this time frame. Blue has been called the last native speaker of the Catawba language
Catawban languages
The Catawban, or Eastern Siouan, languages form a small language family in east North America. The Catawban family is a branch of the larger Siouan Siouan–Catawban family.-Family division:The Catawban family consists of two languages:...
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Samuel Blue was the son of Anglo-American Samuel Blue and his Catawba wife Margaret George Brown.
In July 1887 Blue married Minnie Hester George. She died in late 1896 or early 1897. After this Blue married Louisa Hester Jean Canty.
Blue had three children by his first wife. Blue and his second wife Louisa had somewhere between nine and 20 children. Some have alleged that as many as 11 of these children were still born.
On May 7, 1897, Blue had been baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints South Carolina. Blue also served as branch president of the branch of the LDS Church on the Catawba Reservation. In the early 20th century he would often help missionaries escape mobs. In 1950 Blue traveled to Salt Lake City and gave a talk at the General Conference
General Conference
In the United Nations system of specialized agencies such as the International Atomic Energy Agency or UNESCO, General Conferences are the recurring meetings of Member States. General Conference sessions are usually held yearly or biennially at the headquarters of the Agency...
on April 9.