Иван was born in 1779 in Кокшарова д.. Иван's father is Пётр Иванович Серков and his mother is Анисья Ивановна-Серкова. His paternal grandfather was Иван Петрович Серков and his paternal grandmother is <Unknown>; his maternal grandfather was Иван and his maternal grandmother is <Unknown>. He has a brother and a sister, named Фёдор and Дарья. He is the youngest of the three children.