Thước was born in 1860. Thước's father was Chiểu and his mother was Lưu Nguyễn hữu. His paternal grandparents were Tụy (Tràng Khanh) and Ngoãi Nguyễn. He had four brothers and four sisters, named Tiêu, Thứ, Hiến, Chín, Tuệ, Chầm, Nga and Kiểm. He had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named Kỷ, Mỗ and La. He died due to giỗ 29/11. He was buried in Mả Chùa.