Noah Troyer (February 18, 1831 - March 2, 1886), was an Amish Mennonite farmer and "sleeping preacher," who preached while in a state of trance.
He married Fannie Mast, a resident of Holmes County, Ohio, and they had six children together.
At that time, the Amana Colonies were the main American settlement of the religious community of the Inspirationalists, also known as the "Community of True Inspiration," who had brought trance preaching to North America.
[3] In 1878 he started to preach at some length in an unconscious state at the Amish Church.
"[4] An article of the Herald of Truth reported on May 15, 1882, that he had preached with John D. Kauffman (1847-1913), another Amish "sleeping preacher."