Born in 1920 in the village of Tutleim (now the Berezovsky District ) . In 1941, the Berezovsky RVK was drafted into the ranks of the Red Army. He took part in battles. Demobilized in 1945 In the post-war years, Kuzma Nikitich married Tatyana Alexandrovna, four daughters were born in the family: Nina, Valentina, Vera, Anastasia. He worked as a fisherman-hunter at the Saranpaulsky state farm. He died in 1972, was buried in the village. Saranpaul.