Иван was born on September 14th, 1886 and his baptism took place on September 15th, 1886. Иван's father was Михаил Иванович Поликашин and his mother was Дарья Титова (Поликашина). He had three brothers and two sisters, named Ефим, Фёдор, Алексей, Екатерина and Пелагея. He was the third youngest of the six children. He died at the age of 2 on April 6th, 1889. He was buried on April 8th, 1889 in Попадьино.