F. C. (Fernandez C.) Holliday

Fernandez C. Holliday (1814–1888), often listed as F. C. Holliday, was a 19th-century American religious writer. The works that are readily documented today include A Bible Hand-Book, a reference guide arranged to help readers find biblical proof texts, and Indiana Methodism, a history of Methodist life and institutions in Indiana.

His writing points to a close connection with Methodist scholarship and ministry. Indiana Methodism was published in 1873 and presents both a denominational history and sketches of Methodist educators in the state, while A Bible Hand-Book was designed as a practical aid for ministers, students, and Sunday school workers.

Clear biographical details beyond his dates are hard to confirm from the sources available here, so it is safest to remember him mainly through his books. Those works show him as a diligent compiler and religious historian whose writing was meant to be useful as much as informative.