Nguyên was born on January 8th, 1894. Nguyên's father was Duệ and his mother was Trinh Nguyễn. His paternal grandparents were Trấn and Thông Nguyễn. He had a brother and two sisters, named Trường, Đoan and Tịch. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named Do, Măng and Trang.
General Notes
Bé tên Gộc nên trong làng vẫn gọi là "Ông Cả Gộc". Năm 1936, tậu nhà ở Phú-thứ (làng cạnh làng Tây-mỗ)