Biography
Mikhail Zdanowich was born 1885 in Golynka, Russia (present-day Hołynka, Belarus). Immigrated to the United States in 1914.
Born 1885, Golynka, Russia (present-day Hołynka, Belarus). Laborer. Migrated to US 1914. Wife and two children in Russia. Arrested November 25, 1919, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Charged with being a member of the local Union of Russian Workers branch, but he denied this and claimed he was a member of the Socialist Party of America; the evidence is unclear on which is true. Deported on the Buford.
INS file 54709/378
Adapted from Kenyon Zimmer, Red Scare Deportees (kenyonzimmer.com), compiled from INS deportation case files.
Case
Ellis Island Immigration Station