Tôn's father was Thuận and his mother was Vẽn thị Nguyễn. His paternal grandparents were Hào and Đoan thị Nghiêm. He had two brothers and five sisters, named Kim-Liên, Trung Thành, Tân, Tảo, Hào, Nhiên and Nhu. He was the oldest of the eight children. He had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named Thích, Mão and Sinh. He died due to giỗ 18/2. He was buried in Ngõ Lò.