UNSOLVED NC - Wake Co. WhtFem, 50s, Hitchhiker with suitcase, Sep'36

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I came across this posting while researching another topic. I didn't find a listing for this UID on NamUs.

Description per newspaper article:

  • White female, dark complexion
  • Estimated 50 years of age
  • Short, stout build
  • Hazel eyes
  • Brown hair streaked with grey
  • Likely en route to Fayetteville or Fairmont, NC
  • Carried a cheap suitcase, a purse, and 26 cents in cash
  • Had two addresses on her person: "Lewis Hazlewood, 510 Rutherford Street, Greenville, S.C." and "Frederick Stuart, 215 Park Ave., Baltimore"
  • Was hitchhiking at "Five Points," 14 miles south of Raleigh on the Fayetteville Highway when she was hit by a motor express truck (driver identified) on September 16, 1936
  • Was previously given a ride from Raleigh to "Five Points" by an identified driver from Raleigh who reported learning nothing of the woman's identity

https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24205582
Birth: unknown
Death: Sep. 16, 1936
Inscription "Unknown woman killed by auto Sept 16 1936".

Burial:
Willow Spring Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
Willow Springs
Wake County
North Carolina, USA

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That thread is interesting. It looks like a good lead that the only thing in common for both men may have been prior connections/family roots in Louisville, Ky. Wonder if she was from that area.
 
It sounds like Lewis Haselwood was a business owner. I wonder if this woman was traveling to find work.
 

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