G.A.R. means Grand Army of the Republic , which was a fraternal organization of veterans of the Union Army during the U. S. Civil War. The G.A.R. was active from 1866 to about 1920. Members has to prove that they had served in the Union federal military during the Civil War. These are people who can document that they descend directly from an American Revolutionary War Soldier. Coat of Arms were usually given to individuals , not to families.
Patronymics is the custom of assigning last names based on the first name of the person's father .
For example, if Donald Albertson has a son named Jake, Jake's full name would be Jake Donaldson. A pedigree chart shows a person's direct ancestry , such as parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. The pedigree chart does not include other relatives, such as siblings, cousins, uncles or aunts. Primary and Secondary sources differ by time . A primary source was created at the time of a genealogical event, whereas a secondary source documents an event later on.