This article written and copyright 2013 by Will Johnson, wjhonson@aol.com, Professional Genealogist
'''Kristy McNichol''', actress of the 70s and 80s
1 Christina Ann McNichol
Kristy got her start in television at age 7, because her mother, who did some acting, took her to the set.
Primary sources for 1
California Marriage Index, 1960-1985 showing : "James V McNichol, 21, Carolyn D Zakoor, 18; 16 Jul 1960 Los Angeles"
California Birth Index, 1905-95 showing : "James V McNichol, born 2 Jul 1961, Los Angeles County, mother's maiden name Zakoor"
California Birth Index, 1905-95 showing : "Christin A McNichol, born 11 Sep 1962, Los Angeles County, mother's maiden name Zakoor"
California Birth Index, 1905-95 showing : "Thomas R McNichol, born 4 Jul 1964, Los Angeles County, mother's maiden name Zakoor"
California Divorce Index, 1966-1984 showing : "James V McNichol, Carolyn D Zakoor, Los Angeles, Jan 1966"
Secondary sources for 1
"Living McNichol", (daughter of McNichol and Zakoor, i.e. Kristy), pedigree, database of cbacon72@cs.com "Schmitt-Bacon Family Tree", hosted in the Ancestry World Tree Project
"Kristy McNichol" stating that her brother's full name is James Vincent McNichol III
"Kristy McNichol" on NNDB stating that her father was a carpenter
An article on Kristy from 1978 which mentions her brother, mother, and father
An article on Kristy from 1981 stating that when she was 18, she '...moved into a home of her own that she shared with her Aunt Holly -- her "second mother"'
2 James Vincent McNichol, Jr
James Vincent McNichol was born about 1938/9, the son of James Vincent McNichol, by his wife Alice Wester. He married Carolyn Zakoor in Los Angeles County in 1960. They had three children, including Kristy, and divorced in 1966. They both later re-married.
Primary documents for 2
California Marriage Index, 1960-1985 showing : "James V McNichol, 21, Carolyn D Zakoor, 18; 16 Jul 1960 Los Angeles"
California Divorce Index, 1966-1984 showing : "James V McNichol, Carolyn D Zakoor, Los Angeles, Jan 1966"
California Marriage Index, 1960-85 showing : "James V McNichol, 27 to Cathi S Rooker, 19, 19 Feb 1967 Los Angeles"
California Divorce Index, 1966-1984 showing : "James V McNichol, Cathi S Rooker, Los Angeles May 1968" and again "James V McNichol, Cathi S Rooker, Los Angeles May 1976
Secondary sources for 2
"Living McNichol" (married to Zakoor), pedigree, database of cbacon72@cs.com "Schmitt-Bacon Family Tree", hosted in the Ancestry World Tree Project
An article on Kristy from 1981 stating that at that time, he was a carpenter, living with his son "...Jimmy at his San Fernando Valley hilltop home."
3 Carolyn D Zakoor
Carolyn Zakoor was born about 1941/2, the daughter of Donald Zakoor by his wife Leona M Jones. She married first to James V McNichol Jr. They had three children and then divorced in 1966. She later married to Siegfrie[d] K Lacas in 1981.
Primary documents for 3
California Marriage Index, 1960-1985 showing : "James V McNichol, 21, Carolyn D Zakoor, 18; 16 Jul 1960 Los Angeles"
California Divorce Index, 1966-1984 showing : "James V McNichol, Carolyn D Zakoor, Los Angeles, Jan 1966"
California Marriage Index, 1960-1985] showing : "Siegfrie K Lacas, 28, Carolyn D Zakoor, 38; 31 Jan 1981 Los Angeles"
Secondary sources for 3
"Living Zakoor" (married to McNichol), pedigree, database of cbacon72@cs.com "Schmitt-Bacon Family Tree", hosted in the Ancestry World Tree Project
4 James Vincent McNichol, Sr
James Vincent McNichol was born Jan 16, 1906 in Pennsylvania to Mr McNichol and his wife Mrs (Ilhenny) McNichol.
He married Alice Wester. In the 1957 obituary of Alice's father Aloys, Alice is called "Mrs. J. McNichol (Alice) of Burbank California"
James died Dec 26, 1960 in Los Angeles County, California.
Primary sources for 4
California Death Index, 1940-1997 showing : "James V McNichol, 16 Jan 1906 Pennsylvania, died 26 Dec 1960 Los Angeles County; mother's maiden name Ilhenny"
5 Alice Wester
Alice Wester was born 18 Aug 1911 in Albany, Stearns County, Minnesota, the daughter of Aloys Wester by his wife Theresa Tholl. In 1935 she is living in Chicago. Between 1935 and 1940 she married James Vincent McNichol. In 1940 they are living in Queens, New York where she works in a Clerical position at a Wholesale Foods Distributor, and James is a Salesman for Advertising.
In her father's 1957 obituary, she is called "Mrs. J. McNichol (Alice) of Burbank California"
All eight of Alice' great-grandparents were born in Luxembourg.
Primary sources
1920 Census of Albany, Stearns County, Minnesota
1940 Census New York City, Queens, New York
Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002] showing : "James Vincent McNichol and Alice M Wester has a daughter Theresa Alice McNichol born 16 Sep 1942 Stearns County, Minnesota
"Golden Wedding Observance Held In Minnesota Today", Sheboygan Press, 28 Jan 1954
Obituary of Aloys Wester hosted on http://www.westerhistory.com/firstgeneration.htm
Secondary sources
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/pedigree.aspx?tid=1763211&pg=0 "Alice Wester", pedigree view, Public Member Trees, "Krier-Batzko" by jbatzko on Ancestry
6 Donald Zakoor
Donald "Don" Zakoor. "Don" is named as her grandfather in an article, but his surname in that article is fictitious.
Don married Leona M Jones and they had at least one child Carolyn in 1941/2.
Secondary sources for 6
"Donald Zakoor", married to Leona M Jones and parents thereby of "Living McNichol", pedigree, database of cbacon72@cs.com "Schmitt-Bacon Family Tree", hosted in the Ancestry World Tree Project
7 Leona M Jones
10 Aloysius Henry Wester
Aloysius Henry Wester was born 18 May 1877 in Belgium, Wisconsin. On 20 Jan 1904, at St Mary Church in Lake Church, he married Theresa M Tholl. They had at least one daughter Alice born in Minnesota. He was yet living in 1954.He died 22 Jul 1957 in Stearns County, Minnesota as "Aloys H Wester"
Primary sources for 10
"Golden Wedding Observance Held In Minnesota Today", Sheboygan Press, 28 Jan 1954
Minnesota Death Index 1908-2002, hosted at Ancestry.com "born 18 May 1877, died 22 Jul 1957, mother's maiden name Antonie"
11 Theresa M Tholl