"Thye had ten children- five boys and five girls."
Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004) PA, Philadelphia Co., Philadelphia, Ward 33, Sup. Dist. 1, E.D. 874, Sheet 6 A, 6 Jun 1900.
LINES 35 & 36: Brooks, Edward & Mary; Yrs. Married: 23; Number of Children Born: 9; Number of Children Living: 7
Philadelphia, PA, Wrd 33; Sup. Dist. 1, E.D. 874, Sheet 6, 6 JUN 1900 810 East Madison Street: BROOKS, EDWARD & BROOKS, MARY: YEARS MARRIED: 23