Ngạc was born in 1891. Ngạc's father was Vịnh (Bá Ngâm) and his mother was Mỹ Nguyễn. His paternal grandparents were Điều and Huynh Trần. He had a brother and four sisters, named Cao Đàm, Ca, Đỏ, Khương and Đỏ Em. He died due to giỗ 23/12 âm lịch at the age of 86 on October 2nd, 1977. He was buried in Gia-định.
General Notes
1. Hán học - Đỗ Tú-tài khoa Ất Mão (1915) 2. Buôn bán 3. Có 4 tòa nhà gạch, 1 ở xóm Chùa, Tây-mỗ, 3 ở phố Hàng Chiếu, Hà-nội. 4. Di cư vào Nam quãng 1954