History of northern Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views of county seats, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881. p.1147

Joseph B. Goe, firm Goe Bros. & Basler, dealers in general line hardware, s stoves and tinware, also make a speciality in tin roofing; established in 1878; employ five men; trade amounts to $25,000 annum. He was born in Clarion Co., Penn., March 6, 1842; he lived there until spring of 1861, and enlisted in Co. E, 111th Penn. V. I.; engaged in battles Cedar Mountain, Aug. 9, 1862; all through the retreat from Cedar Mountain to Bull Run, and was in second fight there; then at South Mountain and Antietam, Gettysburg; then followed through to the sea under Gen. Sherman he was wounded at Atlanta; he was taken to the hospital, and was mustered out at Washington, D.C., 1865. He then came to Oshkosh, Wis., and engaged in lumbering about four years then went to Michigan, was in the same business there two years; then returned to Oshkosh, and clerked in a hardware store three years. He was married June 16, 1874. After clerking in the hardware store, he went to Deadwood, Dakota, and followed mining about fifteen months; sold out and returned to Oshkosh, and formed a copartnership with Mr. J. F. Basler, under the firm name of Basler & Goe; dealt in stoves and tinware about two years. Then the present firm was established. His wife's maiden name was Minnie Hutchinson; she was born in Waukegan, Ill. They have one son, Harold H. Goe, who was born Aug. 13, 1880