Margaret, I have no idea if Manuel could be related to my grand-father Antonio. The only other fact that I do know about my grandfather is that his father's name is listed as Pablo Mendez on my grandfather's (Antonio) death certificate. What makes it so difficult to know anything about my grandfather is that he was born in Mexico and I have no idea where in Mexico! I don't have any knowledge of brothers and sisters nor where my grandparents were married. My grandparents had ten children and only two survive and only one has been able to help with what little information we've been able to gather. Have you ever heard of Casa Piedra? The websites unfortunately stop short of any usable information since the data that I need if more than a hundred years old!

If you are somehow able to find anything more please don't hesitate to let me know and I will do the same for you. I had already lost hope of ever hearing anything from my post so I am very happy to find out that there is someone else perhaps looking for the same information as I!