high jessica my name is babette gray. my grandma was mercedes tumbaga. she passed last november. my mom is lupe alderete grandma's baby daughter. if your grandma was mercedes. u have a lot of us here in colorado with u. i will be happy to help u in your search if for some reason we r not related. my mom thinks maybe alderete might really be french.. i will wait for u to respond. i do have an uncle johnny who lives in texas, but he don't stay in touch and i don't know his middle initial. i only know my cousin albert which is uncle johnny's son