Wilfred Hardy Schlee^[1]

1897 - 1983  (86 years)

• Name	Wilfred Hardy Schlee
  Born	21 Mar 1897	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Invention	Wil-Tel Automatic Oil Signal  [8]
  	Wilfrid H. Schlee invented the signal light on a car's instrument panel that warns of low oil pressure. It is now standard on all cars.1a 1aWaterloo Region Museum Display 2011
  		Wil-Tel Automatic Oil Signal image from Waterloo Region Museum
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Student, Public School
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Accountant, Button Factory
  Residence	1921	26 Hohner St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1945	133 Claremont Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	00048-3621.5
  Died	23 Aug 1983  [3, 7]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 7]
  Person ID	I6536	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	George Johann Schlee,   b. 4 Jun 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Oct 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Eva Hallman,   b. 18 Aug 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Dec 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	29 Nov 1882
  Family ID	F1958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cora Marie Huehnergard,   b. 21 Nov 1898, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1994  (Age 95 years)
  Married	23 Jun 1920	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Wilfred Hardy Schlee,   b. 10 Mar 1924, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Apr 1995, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States  (Age 71 years)   2. Carol Eva Schlee,   b. 5 Oct 1930,   d. 2007  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F9014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 770. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Wilfred Hardy Schlee Born: Kitchener Age: 22 Father: George Schlee Mother: Eva Hallman Born: abt 1898 Spouse: Cora Marie Huehnergard Age: 21 born: Heidlaburg Ont Father: John Huehnergard Mother: Caroline Hahn married 23 Jun 1920 [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . East: Our loved one/ Walter C.C./ son of/ George & Eva/ Schlee/ Died Nov 29, 1893/ aged/ 1 year, 3 mos, 13 dys/ C.Ervin Schlee/ Died April 27 1956/ aged 72 yrs, 4 mos, 8 dys/ Wilfred Schlee/ 1898-1983/ Schlee/ South: Edon Hallman/ Schlee/ 1894-1985/ (A) Edon [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-4 Page 10. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 34 Page 2. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 30 Page 19. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147961938/wilfred-hardy-schlee. [S1662] Waterloo Region Museum Waterloo Region Museum.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Mar 1897 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Student, Public School - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 23 Jun 1920 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Accountant, Button Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth