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Have you found your 2 ancestors on 1930, 1920 and 1910 census? Might there be a notation Na-naturalized; Al-alien or Pa-first?
Sometimes the godparents to the first US born child are family members or good friends from same old country location.
You might want to post on a NOWACKI ancestry board as well.
Could your John KUS shortened the name?
www.herby.com.pl Kusa, Kusaj, Kusak, Kusal, Kusch, Kusek, Kusiak, Kusiakiewicz, Kusik, Kusina, KusiĆski, Kusion, Kusior, Kusowski etc....