How Wealthy Are These Family Dynasties?

Published on May 14, 2019 By Chloe Draws

The Marshall Family

Fortune: $12BBusiness: Koch IndustriesIndustry: InvestingFamous Member: J. Howard II

The Marshall family is another example of poor Americans striking it rich with oil, but it didn’t come without controversy. After making it big in the oil industry, J Howard Marshall married the 26-year-old model, Anna Nicole Smith. They were married for one year until his death at the age of 90.

J. Howard II | Pinterest

What followed was a string of legal battles for his fortune between Smith and Marshall’s son, E. Pierce Marshall. Weirdly, by 2007 both young members of the legal fight would also end up dead, ending one of America’s strangest dynasties.