Tòng was born in 1884. Tòng's father was Vinh and his mother was Tĩnh Nguyễn Huy. His paternal grandparents were Thiều and Cảnh Nguyễn. He had four brothers and three sisters, named Bách, Trinh, Kế, Hiếng, Cận, Khanh and Cơ. He died at the age of 61 in 1945.