Louisa died at the age of 4 years.
The beautiful Mohay angel statue stands out amongst all the rest in Calvary Cemetery and has been the source of many ghostly stories for as long as most people in Springfield can remember.
This peaceful angel is said to turn her lovely head, usually around Halloween, usually at night and sometimes when a passing car flashes her with light. People will park across the street watching and waiting, hoping to catch a glimpse of the turn.
More folklore than reality, it is one of the more popular urban legends in Springfield. The angel normally faces west towards the road that runs by the front of the cemetery - but as you can see by this picture, sometimes she faces east and away from the road, looking towards the rest of the cemetery.
Most cemetery personnel believe that a car crash turned the angel around and then people came out and turned it the other way, which is most likely how the story of the moving angel got started.
No matter how the story started, it's lasted for generations. But the angel herself has had a tougher time. Vandals have broken off part of her arms and hands for souvenirs. However, she continues to watch over the small Mohay children, Carl and Louisa.
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Died, at 8:30 o'clock Sunday evening, Sept. 13, 1908, at St. John's hospital, Louise Mohay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mohay, 1300 North Bond street.
The funeral of Louise Mohay, the 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mohay, who died Sunday evening at St. John's hospital, will be held this afternoon at Ss. Peter and Paul's Catholic church, Rev. Father Reissen officiating. The decendent is survived by her parents, one brother and one sister.
Illinois State Journal, Springfield, IL, Sept 14&15, 1908
The beautiful Mohay angel statue stands out amongst all the rest in Calvary Cemetery and has been the source of many ghostly stories for as long as most people in Springfield can remember.
This peaceful angel is said to turn her lovely head, usually around Halloween, usually at night and sometimes when a passing car flashes her with light. People will park across the street watching and waiting, hoping to catch a glimpse of the turn.
More folklore than reality, it is one of the more popular urban legends in Springfield. The angel normally faces west towards the road that runs by the front of the cemetery - but as you can see by this picture, sometimes she faces east and away from the road, looking towards the rest of the cemetery.
Most cemetery personnel believe that a car crash turned the angel around and then people came out and turned it the other way, which is most likely how the story of the moving angel got started.
No matter how the story started, it's lasted for generations. But the angel herself has had a tougher time. Vandals have broken off part of her arms and hands for souvenirs. However, she continues to watch over the small Mohay children, Carl and Louisa.
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Died, at 8:30 o'clock Sunday evening, Sept. 13, 1908, at St. John's hospital, Louise Mohay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mohay, 1300 North Bond street.
The funeral of Louise Mohay, the 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mohay, who died Sunday evening at St. John's hospital, will be held this afternoon at Ss. Peter and Paul's Catholic church, Rev. Father Reissen officiating. The decendent is survived by her parents, one brother and one sister.
Illinois State Journal, Springfield, IL, Sept 14&15, 1908
Louisa died at the age of 4 years.
The beautiful Mohay angel statue stands out amongst all the rest in Calvary Cemetery and has been the source of many ghostly stories for as long as most people in Springfield can remember.
This peaceful angel is said to turn her lovely head, usually around Halloween, usually at night and sometimes when a passing car flashes her with light. People will park across the street watching and waiting, hoping to catch a glimpse of the turn.
More folklore than reality, it is one of the more popular urban legends in Springfield. The angel normally faces west towards the road that runs by the front of the cemetery - but as you can see by this picture, sometimes she faces east and away from the road, looking towards the rest of the cemetery.
Most cemetery personnel believe that a car crash turned the angel around and then people came out and turned it the other way, which is most likely how the story of the moving angel got started.
No matter how the story started, it's lasted for generations. But the angel herself has had a tougher time. Vandals have broken off part of her arms and hands for souvenirs. However, she continues to watch over the small Mohay children, Carl and Louisa.
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Died, at 8:30 o'clock Sunday evening, Sept. 13, 1908, at St. John's hospital, Louise Mohay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mohay, 1300 North Bond street.
The funeral of Louise Mohay, the 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mohay, who died Sunday evening at St. John's hospital, will be held this afternoon at Ss. Peter and Paul's Catholic church, Rev. Father Reissen officiating. The decendent is survived by her parents, one brother and one sister.
Illinois State Journal, Springfield, IL, Sept 14&15, 1908
The beautiful Mohay angel statue stands out amongst all the rest in Calvary Cemetery and has been the source of many ghostly stories for as long as most people in Springfield can remember.
This peaceful angel is said to turn her lovely head, usually around Halloween, usually at night and sometimes when a passing car flashes her with light. People will park across the street watching and waiting, hoping to catch a glimpse of the turn.
More folklore than reality, it is one of the more popular urban legends in Springfield. The angel normally faces west towards the road that runs by the front of the cemetery - but as you can see by this picture, sometimes she faces east and away from the road, looking towards the rest of the cemetery.
Most cemetery personnel believe that a car crash turned the angel around and then people came out and turned it the other way, which is most likely how the story of the moving angel got started.
No matter how the story started, it's lasted for generations. But the angel herself has had a tougher time. Vandals have broken off part of her arms and hands for souvenirs. However, she continues to watch over the small Mohay children, Carl and Louisa.
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Died, at 8:30 o'clock Sunday evening, Sept. 13, 1908, at St. John's hospital, Louise Mohay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mohay, 1300 North Bond street.
The funeral of Louise Mohay, the 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mohay, who died Sunday evening at St. John's hospital, will be held this afternoon at Ss. Peter and Paul's Catholic church, Rev. Father Reissen officiating. The decendent is survived by her parents, one brother and one sister.
Illinois State Journal, Springfield, IL, Sept 14&15, 1908
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