Alma Palsson was born in Velinge, Sweden; the daughter of Maria Berglund and Anders Berglund. Alma had four brothers. She was married to Nils Palsson. On June 10, 1910 he emigrated to Chicago where two of Alma's brothers were already living. Her and Nils had four children together. Mrs. Palsson and the children boarded the Titanic at Southampton to go and meet her husband in America. All of them perished in the sinking. Wife of Nils Paulson. Aged 29 years. Lost on the Titanic with her four children: Torburg Danria, aged 8; Paul Folke, aged 6; Stina Viola, aged 4; and Gosta Leonard, aged 2; Alma and her children were given identification number 206. Disaster Victim. She was a passenger on the "RMS Titanic". She was found with the four third class tickets belonging to her children Torburg, Paul, Stina and Gosta. Her husband Nils had previously traveled to America to set up the families new home.

Alma Cornelia Berglund, 29, was born on August 3, 1882 in Velinge, Sweden the daughter of Maria Berglund (neé Nilsson) and Anders Berglund. Alma had four brothers: Oskar Albert, Hilding Waldemar, Axel Ferdinand and Gustav Gabriel Berglund.

Alma was married to Nils Pålsson who worked as a miner in Gruvan, Bjuv, Skåne, Sweden. Following a major strike Nils tired of mining and because the only professions available in Bjuv were miner, brickworker and farm hand he decided to emigrate. On 10 June 1910 he received his emigration certificate and travelled to Chicago. Having gained employment as a tram conductor Nils set about saving enough money for his family to join him. He lived at 938 Townsend Street, Chicago. Also living in Chicago were two of Alma's brothers.

Eventually enough money had been raised and Alma and her four children Torburg, Paul, Stina, and Gösta left Gruvan for Southampton, travelling via Malmö and Copenhagen.

On board the Titanic Alma got to know August Wennerström. When the ship was sinking it took a long time to prepare the four children and Alma came too late for the lifeboats. She met Wennerström on the Boat Deck near collapsible A. Wennerström tried to hold on to two of the children as she had asked him to but when water came up them Wennerström lost his grip and both disappeared.

Mrs Pålsson and the children boarded the Titanic at Southampton. They all perished in the sinking. Nils clung to the hope that stories about a rescued boy might refer to one of his children. He spent much money and time looking in vain for the boy but eventually Mr Pålsson was informed at the Chicago offices of the White Star line that his family was among the missing.