The Butt Family – $11 Billion

For those of you who may not know, The Butt Family is based in Texas and are one of the richest families in America. Furthermore, they are the owners of the popular grocery store chain H.E.B Grocery. Believe it or not, they opened the business under tragic circumstances back in 1905.

You see, the original founder, Florence Butt, decided to open the store in hopes of offsetting the costs of her husband’s TBC diagnosis. To much of their surprise, the company immediately took off. Afterward, Florence’s son Howard continued to grow the company throughout Texas. As of today, Howard’s son, Charles, is the head of the multi-billion-dollar enterprise. What’s more, the empire is now worth $22 billion with 329 stores in Texas plus another 54 stores in Mexico.