Иван was born in 1704 in Усть-Ницинское. Иван's father is Дмитрей Иванович Волков and his mother is <Unknown>. His paternal grandparents are Иван Волков and <Unknown>. He had a brother named Фёдор. He was the older of the two children. He died at the age of 75 in 1779.