No!! to Mershons. When I worked at the Chevy dealer, we would have people bring in Corvettes that were bought from Mershons. Just like what was already mentioned, a lot of cover ups to sell anything from there. I've never heard a single good thing about them.
By the way, Ohio BMV has a free VIN search.
https://ext.dps.state.oh.us/BMVOnlineServices.Public/TitleSearch.aspx
Looks like it was titled to current owner "CHESTER FOODS LTD" in 4/2013. For $35K
Since there's no Ohio history, I'd say it came from out of state...
Sounds fishy..
Good luck,
Kyle