Biography
Terentius Leonov was born 1885 in Minsk, Russia (present-day Belarus). Immigrated to the United States in 1912.
Joined the Socialist Party of America in 1918 and the Bridgeport, Connecticut branch of the Union of Russian Workers in August 1919. Arrested during the first Palmer Raids in November 1919, he was deported aboard the Buford on December 21, 1919.
Adapted from Kenyon Zimmer, Red Scare Deportees (kenyonzimmer.com), compiled from INS deportation case files.
Case
Ellis Island Immigration Station