Tiêu was born in 1865. Tiêu's father was Chiểu and his mother was Lưu Nguyễn hữu. His paternal grandparents were Tụy and Ngoãi Nguyễn. He had four brothers and four sisters, named Thước, 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 8/11 âm lịch at the age of 43 in 1908. He was buried in Cổ Hạc.