Ben Rosenberg - Clotilde Cerf Wedding

The wedding announcement for Ben Rosenberg and Clotilde Cerf, daughter of Aaron and Phoebe Levy Cerf, appeared in the Mendocino Dispatch-Democrat on November 25, 1892. Below is a transcription.

Rosenberg-Cerf Nuptials

Mr. Ben Rosenberg, of Suisun, formerly a leading merchant of Ukiah, and Miss Clotilde Cerf, a daughter of the well-known proprietor of the Mechanics' Store of this city, were united in marriage on Sunday evening, November 20, 1892, at the residence of the bride's parents, by Rev. M. S. Levy, of San Francisco.

Elaborate preparations had been made for this interesting event, and the supper to which the guests were seated after the ceremony afforded ample evidence that nothing had been forgotten.

The happy couple were the recipients of a large number of elegant presents.

Among the guests were:  Mr. and Mrs. F. Levy and Miss Brunswick, of Half Moon Bay; Mrs. Beet [or Beel], Miss C. Beet [or Beel], Miss May Newfield, Mrs. Schweitzer, Mrs. M. Cerf, Mrs. Messenger and daughter, of San Francisco; Mr. and Mrs. L. Rosenberg, of Suisun; Mr. and Mrs. D. Lobree, of Middletown; W. Rosenberg and Miss M. Rosenberg, of Healdsburg; Mr. and Mrs. L. Abraham, Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Hirsch, Mr. and Mrs. C. Hofman and Miss C. Hofman, Mr. and Mrs. S. Wurtenberg and Miss Helen Wurtenberg, Mr. and Mrs. S. Marks, Dr. and Mrs. W. N. Moore, Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Hudson, Mrs. A. Marks, Misses H. and M. Stanfield, Miss Gussie Hargis, Hon. R. McGarvey, and Messrs. Maurice and Mannie Hirsch, of Ukiah.

The bride and groom left on Monday's train for Suisun, where Mr. Rosenberg is engaged in business.

The Dispatch-Democrat extends most hearty congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Rosenberg.

End of newspaper article.

Marriage License

The marriage license listed the groom's full name as Benjamin Meloitle Rosenberg, age 28, of Suisun, Mendocino County. Rabbi Myer S. Levy performed the marriage, and the witnesses were Fermand Levy of Half Moon Bay and Charles Hoffman of Ukiah.