Nhu's father was Thuận and her mother was Vẽn thị Nguyễn. Her paternal grandparents were Hào and Đoan thị Nghiêm. She had three brothers and four sisters, named Tôn, Kim-Liên, Trung Thành, Tân, Tảo, Hào and Nhiên. She was the third youngest of the eight children. She had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named Thích, Mão and Sinh. She died due to giỗ 19/6. She was buried in Ngõ Lò.