Interesting that this Dubose went to exactly where my GGGrandfather Ephraim Howell (m) Mary Matilda Dubose had land in 1840s -1860. I visited Blue Springs Ala in 1993 and it is beautiful. The state of Alabama has taken it over and it is now a park..The springs come out of the ground and shoot into the air. I met descendants of the Stricklands that traveled there in the 1840s also. They work at the park. Thought you'd like this tidbit. Regards, Bettye Virginia Howell