Marius Robinson

Marius Robinson (1806–1878) was an American minister, abolitionist, and newspaper editor He was affiliated with the American Colonization Society.

Personal life He married Emily Rakestraw, an abolitionist who defied her parents and went to Cincinnati to teach African Americans. They were married at Delphi, Ohio, near Cincinnati, on November 19, 1836. They had a short courtship, and the Quaker Rakestraw family was concerned that Robinson was not a member of the Society of Friends. Robinson had not met Emily's family prior to the marriage. The Robinsons were shunned by Emily's family. Robinson gave an anti-slavery lecture in New Garden, Ohio, Emily's hometown and her parents warmed up to her new husband after hearing him speak.

He died in Salem, Ohio on December 9, 1878. (Nye stated that he died in 1870.) Emily died on July 20, 1897, at the age of 86.

Marius Racine Robinson's papers are held at the Western Reserve Historical Society. Emily wrote Our Old Anti-Slavery Tent after Susan B. Anthony requested that she record her memories.