Another researcher sent the following info to me. It may explain the origins of the given name, "Zar". Just thought y'all would like to know Holy Bible. Chapter 26 Verse 20.... This is from the King James Version. NKV. Quote Chap. 26: 20 And the sons of Judah according to their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites, of Perez, the family of Parzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites. Note the spelling of Zerah and Zarhites. Carolyn in NC