Kencho SUEMATSU was the fourth son of Nobuko and Shichiuemon SUEMATSU, a wealthy village headman of Maeda Mura Village, Buzen Province (presently known as Yukuhashi City, Fukuoka Prefecture).
豊前国前田村(現・福岡県行橋市)に大庄屋　末松七右衛門　伸子の四男として生まれる。