Lư was born in 1856. Lư's father was Nhẫn and his mother was Trinh Đỗ. His paternal grandparents were Thụy and Canh Nghiêm. He had four brothers and five sisters, named Toán, Diệp, Thu, Bướm, Hanh, Ninh, Tri, Minh and Ty. He died due to giỗ 12/5 âm lịch. He was buried in Bụng Voi.