Павел was born on June 11th, 1895 in Попадьино and his christening took place on June 11th, 1895. His godfather was Григорий Фёдорович Лелявин and his godmother was с. Захаровки Евфросиния Ивановна Андреева. Павел's father was Григорий Иванович Галанкин and his mother was Евдокия Петровна (Галанкина). His paternal grandparents were Иван Галанкин and Евдокия Филимоновна Галанкина. He had a brother and a sister, named Максим and Марина. He was the second oldest of the three children. He had three half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Мартин, Михаил, Павел, Иван and Наталья. He died at 1 months old on July 20th, 1895. He was buried on July 22nd, 1895 in Попадьино.