Максим was born on January 20th, 1897 and his christening took place on January 20th, 1897 in Попадьино. His godfather was Козьма Петрович Фокин and his godmother was д. Липок Пелагiя Ивановна Платонова. Максим'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 Павел and Марина. He was the youngest of the three children. He had three half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Мартин, Михаил, Павел, Иван and Наталья. He died at the age of 4 on December 19th, 1901. He was buried on December 21st, 1901.