His death certificate records Will Little, age 68 years 5 months 8 days, born 27 July 1848 in Kentucky, died 5 Jan 1917 in River precinct, Morgan Co., Kentucky, father Johnie Little, mother’s maiden name Anna Abram, both born in Virginia, cause of death pulmonary tuberculosis, informant Mack Little, White Oak, Ky, burial info blank.

His gravestone, though is on FindaGrave.com. His own memorial gives his name as William Butler Little, but the memorial for his second wife Phoebe Jane Nickell says that she was the wife of William Burns Little.

Morgan Co., Ky marriage records list the marriage on 23 May 1872 of William B. Little and Phebe J. Nickell, at W. J. Nickell’s by John F. Little, witnesses W. J. Nickell and Thomas A. May.