Frank C. Mars Family - Celebrity Family

Franklin Clarence Mars was the founder of the food company Mars, Inc. that mostly manufactures chocolate candy. As a child, he suffered from a mild case of polio, during which time he learned to hand-dip chocolate candy from his mother. At the young age of 19, he began to sell molasses chips. He died in 1934.

Mars Family Profile

Described below is the family tree of Frank C. Mars:

Frank C. Mars’ Parents – Alva (Mother)

Not much is known of Mars’ father, except that he was a gristmill operator earlier in Pennsylvania and later in St. Paul. His mother, Alva, taught him lessons in the kitchen as he was afflicted by polio in his childhood. She also taught him the art of making confectionary. By the time Frank was in high school, he had learnt most of his mother’s recipes including divinity, fudge, and peanut brittle and also began experimenting with recipes on his own.