When John Goodwin Little was born on 4 April 1899, in Alabama, United States, his father, John Buckner Little, was 37 and his mother, Lula Duncan, was 28. He married Louise Hobbs on 28 June 1923, in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Greenville, Butler, Alabama, United States for about 20 years. He died on 11 December 1965, in Conecuh, Pike, Alabama, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Greenville, Butler, Alabama, United States.