- 1885, Bee Ho Gray born in Indian Territory.
 
- 1890, Bee Ho given his Comanche name by Chief Quanah Parker.
 
- 1900, Bee Ho begins working as cowboy and learns rope skills.
 
- 1904, Bee Ho joins his first Wild West Show.
 
- 1907, Bee Ho joins the 101 Ranch Wild West show.
 
- ca. 1910, Bee Ho works with California Frank's All-Star Wild West.
 
- 1912, Bee Ho Marries Horse Trainer, Ada Sommerville.
 
- c.1912, Bee Ho accompanies Iron Tail to New York to model for "Buffalo Nickel" engravings.
 
- 1913-1915, Champion Trick Roper of the World.
 
- 1915, Bee Ho and Ada begin a long career as Vaudeville performers.
 
- 1915, Bee Ho and Ada headline on the stages across the country.
 

- 1916, Bee Ho headlines in Vaudeville show "Stampede".

 

- 1916, Bee Ho gives Colt revolver to George Hubert.

 

- ca. 1920, Bee Ho and Will Rogers work as Vaudeville team.

 
- 1922, appears on Broadway in "Red Pepper"
 
- 1924, Bee Ho performs in "Greed" by Erich von Stroheim
 
- 1931, Bee Ho headlines in "Golden West Idea" with Cherokee Chief Eagle Feather.
 
- 1933, Bee Ho performs in a Warner Brother's film, "Hey! Hey! Westerner".
 
- 1934, a wild coyote befriends Bee Ho and joins his act.
 
- 1936, Bee Ho and Company perform at The Strand for RKO Vodvil.
 
- 1937, Bee Ho performs at the Fallon County Fair in Baker, Montana.
 
- 1938, Bee Ho Gray and Company perform at the Roxy Theatre.
 
- 1938, Bee Ho performs at Wells County, ND Fair.
 
- 1940, Ada Sommerville dies. A new chapter in Bee Ho's life.
 
- ca. 1950, Bee Ho performs with the Whitaker family.
 
- 1951, Bee Ho adds Hester to his act.
 
Much more to come soon!
Studios/Artists who photographed Bee Ho
 
Bee Ho Gray and Ada Sommerville were photographed by some of the most respected photographers of their time. Some of these photographers became famous for their ability to chronicle the Wild West shows and rodeos of the early 20th century. Others were established studios which offered publicity shots. Almost all of them are now recognized as having made a priceless contribution to history through their photography.
 
  • Baker Art Gallery, Columbus Ohio was a studio in Columbus, Ohio which photographed a number of famous people from 1886 to 1955. Some of the other famous people Baker Art Gallery photographed included Annie Oakley and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
  • Ralph Russel Doubleday was a photographer who was one of the few people to really capture some of the early rodeos and Wild West shows. Will Rogers described Doubleday as " the one that has taken 90 per cent of the good rodeo pictures ever made. He don't get ‘em till they are doing something unusual. But when they do, he is right down under them shooting up at ‘em. He has had horses jump over him, wild steers run over him. But he always comes up with an exact likeness of the animal."
  • M. B. Marcell of Portland, Oregon photographed many of the early rodeos and round ups. Marcell's style was more controlled than Doubleday's. He shot many of the official panoramic photographs of large groups of cowboys, cowgirls and Indians who participated in the likes of the Cheyenne Frontier Days.
  • Orpheum Studio of Denver
  • Orpheum Studio of South Bend, Indiana
  • Morrison of Chicago
  • Mort of Kalamazoo
  • John Addison Stryker of Fort Worth, Texas
  • Garnet E. Palfrey of Saint Louis, Missouri
  • Dean W. Tainter (or Painter) - probably of Chickasha, Oklahoma
  • Howard Wilcox - possibly of Hartford, Connecticut
  • Lyall Commercial Photo Limited - Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • Newman - Photographer at New York Stampede, 1916