ɡɹˈændfɑːðɚɹ ˌɔn hɪz mˈʌðɚ sˈaɪd, ɐpˈɑːnəz dʒænˈoʊvɪtʃ mˌaɪɐkˈoʊɾə, wʌzɐ ɹˈʌʃən vˈɛɾɚɹən ʌvðə kɹaɪmˈiən wˈɔːɹ hˌuː fɔːɹ hɪz mˈɪlətˌɛɹi sˈɜːvɪs ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ lˈaɪflɔŋ noʊbˈɪlᵻɾi.
Grandfather on his mother side, Apanas Janovich Myakota, was a Russian veteran of the Crimean War who for his military service received a lifelong nobility.