He married first to "Netty" Rice on December 31, 1848 in Newton County, Georgia.

Georgia, marriage records from Select Counties, 1828-4978; Newton County, Marriages, Book C 1843-1849, page 175:
Name: Densey C Gober [Dempsey Pope Conner Gober]
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 31 Dec 1848
Marriage Place: Newton, Georgia, USA
Spouse: Nety Rice
Spouse's Gender: Female

They had had at least two children together by their marriage:

(1) William Gober (Born abt. 1850 Newton County, GA)

(2) James A. Gober (12 Oct 1852 GA - 23 March 1924 TN), he married Martha N. Smith.

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1850 Census; Georgia; Newton County; subdivision 65; Family number: 1307:
Name: Demu?i?? P. Gaber [Dempsey Pope Gober], [Dempsey Pope Conner Gober]
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Birthyear (estimated): 1831
Birth Place: Georgia
Home in 1850: Subdivision 65, Newton County, Georgia, USA
Family Number: 1307
Household Members:
Demu?i?? P. Gaber (actual written name on original 1850 census)(name was miss transcribed as Daniel P. Goben, but does not match handwritten name on the original census). He is shown as 19 years old.
Neeta Gobar (Nety Gober ) - 19 years old
William Gobar (William Gober)- 0

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Dempsey Pope Conner Gober married second to Elizabeth Louisa Patterson on August 02, 1858 in Lafayette County, Georgia, and they had at least nine children together by their marriage:

(1) Permelia Ametia Gober (Abt. 1869 TN - Abt. 1871 TN)

(2) Infant Gober (abt 1861- abt 1851)

(3) Isaac Dempsey "Demp" Gober (Born 23 Sept 1863)

(4) Adeline D. Gober (15 May 1866 - 3 Jan 1948)

(5) Nancy L. Gober (7 Mar 1869 - died young)

(6) Rolin Gober (Born 6 Apr 1871)

(7) Josie Gober (Born 20 1873)

(8) J. Lee Gober (Born 20 Aug 1873)

(9) Cicero R. Gober (5 Nov 1876 - 17 Jul 1961)

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1870 Census; District 4, Subdivison 13, Hamilton Tennessee
Name: Dempsey Gober (Note: transcribed in error as Dempsey Gobar, correct surname spelling is Gober)
Age in 1870: 39
Birth year (estimated): abt 1831
Dwelling Number: 52
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Farmer
Inferred Spouse: Elizabeth Gober
Household Members:
Dempsey Gober - 39
Elizabeth Gober - 35
William A. Gober - 20
James A. Gober - 18
Isaac D Gober - 6
Nancy L Gober - 4
Pernelia A Gober - 1

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U.S. Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865
Name: Dempsey Gober
Side: Confederate
Roll: M598_91
Roll Title: Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of war, 1861-1865
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Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865:

Name: Dempsey Gober

Side: Confederate

Location: Camp Douglas, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Line Number: 91

Rank: Private

Regiment and State: 66th Georgia Infantry

Company: E

Where Captured: Atlanta, Georgia

When Captured: 3 Sep 1864

When Received: 4 Nov 1864

When Transferred: -

Remarks: Discharged 13 May 1865

Roll: M598_53

Roll Title: Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865

Tennessee, Civil War Confederate Pension Applications Index
Name: Dempsey Conner Gober
Soldier Name: Dempsey Conner Gober
State Served: TN
Application Type: Widow
Applicaton Numbers: W9320
Application Location: Hamilton, TN
Note: The name Gober, Dempsey Conner appears on a Tennessee Confederate Application
Info: A photocopy of this pension application may be obtained from the Tennessee State Library and Archives.