John Schnabel born on Feb 11 ,1920 in a small town Kanas in United states, his father was a wheat farmer , his earnings from farm was the only mean of bread and butter for entire family. John Schnabel net worth by time of his death was $5 billion USD. The Great Depression of US in 1920 affected the small and marginal farmers badly hence John’s father had to lose the family farm which was sole property which they had, he then went into bootlegging alcohol which was strictly prohibited during that Period. Read full article here: John Schnabel net worth